Aussie shares clinch third session of gains, NAB soars
The majority of stocks have made gains, with all but one sector on the ASX pushed into the green. -AAP Image
Australia's share market has ended the session higher, as NAB became the latest large cap to outshine forecasts in a so-far encouraging earnings season.
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The S&P/ASX200 rose 48.1 points on Wednesday, up 0.54 per cent, to 9,007, as the broader All Ordinaries gained 56.2 points, or 0.61 per cent, to 9,238.7.
Of 11 local sectors, only basic materials lost ground, slipping 0.3 per cent as IT stocks, real estate and consumer cyclicals each jumped more than one per cent each.
The Australian dollar is buying 70.69 US cents, up slightly from 70.62 US cents on Tuesday at 5pm, firming ahead of Australian labour force data due on Thursday.
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