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Article: AUSTRALIAN SHARES CLOSE FIRMLY HIGHER - JAN 6, 2009.
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- January 6, 2009
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PERTH, Jan 6 Asia Pulse - The Australian sharemarket closed firmly in the black with gains across all sectors, except for healthcare.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 55.7 points, or 1.51 per cent, at 3,742.7 while the broader All Ordinaries index gained 50.3 points, or 1.38 per cent, to 3,689.2.
On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 1616 AEDT, the March share price index contract was 39 points higher at 3,720 on a volume of 18,589 contracts.
IG Markets research analyst Ben Potter said eleven of the 12 sectors on the local bourse were in positive territory, led by consumer staples, financials, materials and industrials.
"In the ...