ASX up 0.2% at noon as Wall St extends rally, Oil rise sparks energy stocks - Sydney Morning Herald

The ASX 200 has risen for a third consecutive day, up 0.2% at noon to 7265 with local energy stocks rising on the back of oil breaking above $US100 a barrel overnight.

Before it handed over the dubious mantle of the worlds worst-performing currency to the Russian ruble, the Turkish lira had lost 44 per cent of its value against the dollar in one year. Its purchasin… [+6619 chars]

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