Reuters: Hot Stocks: Australia shares edge higher on firmer iron ore

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Australia shares edge higher on firmer iron ore Jan 7th 2013, 23:27 Tweet Share this Email Print Mon Jan 7, 2013 6:27pm EST (Updates to open) SYDNEY, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 0.3 percent on Tuesday and looked set to test a 19-month high, with miners supported by firmer iron ore prices and signs of improved growth in China. The S&P/ASX 200 index was 15.2 points higher at 4,732.5 by 2320 GMT. It slipped 0.1 percent to 4,717.3 on Monday. New Zealand's benchmark NZX 50 index was down 0.6 points, from a five-year high on Monday, to 4,084.2 in early trade. (Reporting By Maggie Lu Yueyang; Editing by Stephen Coates) 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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