Australia stocks rise for the fourth day in a row

Australian share market closed higher on Tuesday, 19 August 2014, on tracking positive offshore cues and better than expected corporate earnings reports. Most of the sectors ended higher, with shares of mining, industrial and consumer goods companies being the biggest winner. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index and the broader All Ordinaries Index each rose by 0.7% to 5623.80 points and 5618.40 points, respectively.

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