Reuters: Hot Stocks: Australia shares up, miners lead

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Australia shares up, miners lead Jan 21st 2013, 23:25 Tweet Share this Email Print Related Topics Cyclical Consumer Goods » Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:25pm EST (Updates to open) SYDNEY, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 0.2 percent to a fresh 20-month high in early trade on Tuesday, headed by the mining sector and supported by a solid lead from offshore. Investors will keep an eye on the outcome of the Bank of Japan's policy meeting, which is expected to announce aggressive asset buying plans to stimulate the economy. Global miners BHP Billiton Ltd and Rio Tinto Ltd were up 0.2 percent and 1.1 percent respectively. The S&P/ASX 200 index was 11.3 points higher at 4,788.1 by 2314 GMT. The benchmark inched up 0.1 percent to 4,777.5 on Monday. Perseus Mining Ltd fell 6.9 percent on the back of a disappointing production report. New Zealand's benchmark NZX 50 index was 0.3 percent or 13.3 points lower at 4,171.9. (Reporting by Thuy Ong; Editing by Richard Pullin) 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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