Australia Market ends higher; financials lead

Australian equity market finished session higher on Monday, 18 September 2017, on tracking Wall Street's all-time highs recorded on Friday. Most of ASX sectors inclined, with financial stocks leading gains. Market gains were, however, limited ahead of the Fed's meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, where it is likely to take another step toward policy normalisation amid what is rapidly becoming a global trend. The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.5%, or 25.577 points to 5,720.6 at the close of trade.

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