Reuters: Hot Stocks: Australia shares rise on China data, NZ reaches all-time high

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Australia shares rise on China data, NZ reaches all-time high Mar 8th 2013, 05:19 Tweet Share this Email Print Related Topics Basic Materials » Energy » Industrials » Fri Mar 8, 2013 12:19am EST (Updates to close) SYDNEY, March 8 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 0.3 percent after a volatile start on Friday, led by the miners as Chinese data bolstered investor sentiment ahead of the closely-watched U.S. non-farm payrolls report due later on Friday. Blue chip miners led the gains, with BHP Billiton Ltd rallying 0.8 percent while rival Rio Tinto Ltd climbed 1.8 percent. The S&P/ASX 200 index was 14.2 points higher at 5,123.4 according to the latest data. The index slipped 0.2 percent on Thursday. New Zealand's benchmark NZX 50 index closed the session 0.5 percent or 20.5 points up to an all-time high of 4,354. (Reporting By Thuy Ong; Editing by Eric Meijer) 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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