Reuters: Hot Stocks: Australia shares hit 21-month high, banks lead

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Australia shares hit 21-month high, banks lead Jan 28th 2013, 23:32 Tweet Share this Email Print Mon Jan 28, 2013 6:32pm EST SYDNEY, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Australian shares rallied 0.8 percent to a 21-month high as trade resumed on Tuesday after a holiday weekend, led by financial shares. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia led gains in the banking sector, jumping 1.2 percent. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 38.2 points higher at 4,873.3 by 2316 GMT. The benchmark finished up 25 points at 4,835.2 on Friday. The market was closed on Monday for the Australia Day holiday. New Zealand's benchmark NZX 50 index slipped 3.7 points to 4,200.7. (Reporting by Thuy Ong; 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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