Reuters: Hot Stocks: Australia close up 0.8 pct on strong financial and retail stocks

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Australia close up 0.8 pct on strong financial and retail stocks Feb 25th 2013, 05:30 Tweet Share this Email Print Related Topics Basic Materials » Cyclical Consumer Goods » Energy » Non-Cyclical Consumer Goods » Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:30am EST (Updates to close) SYDNEY, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 0.8 percent on Monday, ending off their highs after a survey showed a pull-back in China's factory activity, but strong financial and retail stocks kept the index near a 4-1/2 year peak hit last week. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index gained 37.7 points to 5,055.8, according to the latest data. The index rose 0.8 percent on Friday, but lost 0.3 percent last week. New Zealand's benchmark NZX 50 index rose 0.3 percent to 4,226.4. (Reporting by Maggie Lu Yueyang; Editing by Richard Borsuk) Non-Cyclical Consumer Goods 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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