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Aust stocks close slightly higher

Local market edges up as iron ore price lifts further, major miners edge into black.
By · 28 Mar 2014
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28 Mar 2014
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The Australian sharemarket closed slightly higher after the iron ore price lifted further and the major miners edged into positive territory.

At the 4.15pm (AEDT) official market close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index added 16.8 points, or 0.31%, higher to 5,366.9, while the broader All Ordinaries index added 17.1 points, or 0.32%, to 5,376.8.

IG markets strategist Evan Lucas said the price of iron ore has added 7.4% since it bottomed out on fears Chinese demand will fall due to oversupply.

Investors were also watching a slight lift in Japanese inflation today.

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