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Adrian Black

EXPLAINED: Miners lift australian shares higher inflation eases | Vintage Vibes

Australian shares have finished the day's trading higher with financial stocks leading the way. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

The Australian share market has posted its highest close in nearly three weeks, led by financials as banks continue to bounce off a post-earnings sell-off.

The S&P/ASX200 rose 56.5 points, or 0.71 per cent, by the close, to 7999, while the broader All Ordinaries rose 58.4 points, or 0.72 per cent, to 8225.1.

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