Aussie stocks climb

Australian share market closed higher on Monday, 08 December 2014, with strong gains for airlines and the major banks offsetting losses by the mining and energy sectors. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index advanced 37.40 points, or 0.7%, to 5372.70 and the broader All Ordinaries index grew 35.30 points, or 0.66%, to 5348.90. Market turnover was healthy, with 1.55 billion shares changed hands worth of A$4.66 billion. 674 stocks were up, while 616 were down.

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