Reuters: Hot Stocks: REFILE-Australia shares end slightly higher at 20-month high

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REFILE-Australia shares end slightly higher at 20-month high Jan 21st 2013, 05:35 Tweet Share this Email Print Related Topics Basic Materials » Energy » Industrials » Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:35am EST (Corrects spelling of 'slightly' in headline) SYDNEY, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Australian shares inched up 0.1 percent to a 20-month high on Monday, helped by gains in the gold sector and in National Australia Bank Ltd, although the market remained quiet with Wall Street closed for a public holiday. National Australia Bank climbed 1.9 percent to A$26.85, a three-month high, after a report that Spain's Banco Santander is considering a $3.2 billion bid for its British business. In the gold sector, Newcrest Mining Ltd rallied 1.1 percent while Regis Resources Ltd gained 1.8 percent. The S&P/ASX 200 index finished the day 6.3 points higher at 4,777.5, according to latest data. The index ended 1.3 percent higher last week, the biggest weekly gain in seven weeks. New Zealand's benchmark NZX 50 index rose 0.5 percent, or 21 points to 4,185.2. (Reporting by Thuy Ong; Editing by Edwina Gibbs) 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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