Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index Rises, Led by BHP, Rio on Higher Metals, Oil

(Bloomberg) -- Australia's benchmark stock index,
the S&P/ASX 200 Index, rose 0.33 percent at 10:05 a.m.

The index of 201 companies traded on the Australian Stock
Exchange rose 20.90 to 6,405.10. Among the stocks in the index,
87 rose, 19 fell and 95 were unchanged.


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