Reuters: Hot Stocks: Australian shares up 0.5 pct as Cyprus deal brings some relief

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Australian shares up 0.5 pct as Cyprus deal brings some relief Mar 25th 2013, 05:29 Tweet Share this Email Print Related Topics Energy » Industrials » Utilities » Mon Mar 25, 2013 1:29am EDT (Adds details, comments) SYDNEY, March 25 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 0.5 percent on Monday, led by strength in the banking sector, as investors took heart from Cyprus reaching a last ditch agreement with international lenders for a 10 billion euro bailout, though the market came off highs once details of the plan became clear. Under terms of the accord, Cyprus will shut down its second largest bank, inflicting heavy losses on uninsured depositors, including wealthy Russians. The S&P/ASX 200 index gained 22.9 points to close at 4,990.2, coming off an intraday high of 5023.2, according to the latest data. The benchmark inched up 0.2 percent on Friday, but fell 3 percent for the week. New Zealand's benchmark NZX 50 index shed 0.1 percent to 4,340.7. (Reporting by Maggie Lu Yueyang; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore) 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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