Bank, healthcare stocks lead Australian shares higher on Iran peace progress
Bank, healthcare stocks lead Australian shares higher on Iran peace progress Aug 3 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose on Monday, led by banks, healthcare and gold stocks as U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks on Iran and fresh hopes of reopening the Strait of Hormuz lifted sentiment.
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Bank, healthcare stocks lead Australian shares higher on Iran peace progress Aug 3 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose on Monday, led by banks, healthcare and gold stocks as U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks on Iran and fresh hopes of reopening the Strait of Hormuz lifted sentiment. The S&P/ASX 200 advanced 0.5% to 9,019.30 points, carrying over momentum from July - its strongest monthly gain in five months. Over the weekend, Trump said that Iran and other Middle Eastern nations had requested time to finalise a deal for the "immediate, complete and total" reopening of the vital strait.
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