
The local share market has started the new month off on the right foot, with its best session in three weeks as traders snapped up bargains following October's heavy losses.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Wednesday finished 57.6 points higher at 6,838.3, a gain of 0.85 per cent, while the broader All Ordinaries rose 57.1 points, or 0.82 per cent, at 7,024.6.