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ASX closes nearly 2% higher – Yahoo Finance Australia
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The benchmark S&P/ASX200 (^AXJO) closed nearly 2 per cent higher to 6,117.20 points, as investors remained optimistic the US could hammer out an economic aid package.
The broader All Ordinaries index (^AORD) closed 1.76 per cent higher to 6,253.30 points.
What happened this afternoon?
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 (^AXJO) is trading more than 1 per cent higher at midday to 6,066.20 points, buoyed by banks and consumer staples.
The broader All Ordinaries index (^AORD) is also 0.97 per cent…
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