Australia shares rise 1.9 pct; banks, miners lead
Published: 05 Nov 2009 21:22:09 PSTMELBOURNE, Nov 6 - Australian stocks advanced 1.1 percent on Friday, boosted by an upgrade to growth forecasts by the central bank and better economic news that sparked a rally on Wall Street.
The benchmark S&P/ASX index <.AXJO> rose 86 points to 4,594.0. For the week, the index was down 1.1 percent.
New Zealand's benchmark NZX 50 index <.NZ50> rose 0.5 percent to 3,160.1.
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