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Gold leads rally on ASX, financials fall – Kitco NEWS
Aug 18 (Reuters) – Australian shares gained on Tuesday after the country’s second most populous state reported its lowest daily rise in new COVID-19 infections in a month.
The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.4% to 6,096.8 points by 0042 GMT, from a 0.8% drop in the last session.
Victoria recorded 17 coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours, down from 25 a day earlier, stoking hopes that a second wave of infection in the state is easing.
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