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Australian shares lift to seven-week high, despite cautious trading day – ABC News
The ASX rises for its sixth consecutive day, while the market avoids big bets, technology stocks surge, and investors keep an eye on bitterly-divded US stimulus…
Australian shares have managed to finish trading higher, for their sixth day in a row.
However, the market struggled for direction for most of the session see-sawing between gains and losses as investors avoided big bets.
The ASX 200 index gained 30 points (or 0.5 per cent) to close at 6,132 points, its highest level since August 27.
Technology companies recorded some of the biggest gains, like Bravura Solutions (+8.9pc), Zip Co (+5.7pc), NextDC (+3.1pc), Appen (+2.8pc) and Afterpay (+2.8pc)….
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