Reuters: Hot Stocks: Australia shares edge up on Greek rescue hopes

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Australia shares edge up on Greek rescue hopes Nov 25th 2012, 23:42 Tweet Share this Email Print Sun Nov 25, 2012 6:42pm EST (Updates to opening levels) CANBERRA, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Australian shares edged up 0.2 percent early on Monday, supported by gains in miners and energy stocks, with investors expecting lenders to reach an agreement later in the day to release aid to Greece. Top miner BHP Billiton Ltd added 0.5 percent and Rio Tinto Ltd rose 0.4 percent. The S&P/ASX 200 index was 7.8 points higher at 4,420.8 by 2339 GMT. The benchmark ended flat on Friday but was up 1.8 percent for the week. New Zealand's benchmark NZX 50 index picked up 0.1 percent to 4,012.5. (Reporting by Maggie Lu Yueyang; Editing by John Mair) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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