Australian share market finished the session higher on Tuesday, 09 August 2016, with financials sector leading the way, followed by energy sector, as crude oil prices closed at a two week high overnight. At close of trade, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index rose 14.70 points, or 0.27%, to 5552.50. The broader All Ordinaries inclined 11 points, or 0.2%, to 5636.70. Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Australia Stock Exchange by 615 to 464 and 331 ended unchanged. The S&P/ASX 200 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/ASX 200 options, was down 8.12% to 12.720 a new 52-week low.
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