The Australian share market finished the session higher on Friday, 27 February 2015, on the back of broad-based gains in key bullion, technology, industrial, telecom, financial, realty and mining companies overshadowing losses on the consumer staples front. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index advanced 20.30 points, or 0.34%, to 5928.80, while the broader All Ordinaries Index was up 20.30 points, or 0.35%, to 5898.50. Market turnover was relatively healthy, with 1.97 billion shares changing hands worth of A$6.63 billion. Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones, with total of 768 stocks up, while remaining 597 down.
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