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Article: CORR: STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN SHARES CLOSE HIGHER - MAY 20, 2009.
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- May 20, 2009
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SYDNEY, May 20 Asia Pulse - The Australian share market closed slightly higher as heavyweight resources stocks posted gains on a day of relatively light trade.
At 1615 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 7.3 points, or 0.19 per cent, at 3824.6, while the broader All Ordinaries added 8.3 points, or 0.22 per cent, to 3808.9.
On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 15 points lower at 3,829 on a volume of 20,456 contracts.
Macquarie Private Wealth adviser Helen Spencer said the market managed to edge higher late in the day on the back of gains in the resources sector.
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