CSL boosts healthcare sector Markets await cues from U.S. Fed meet
March 16 (Reuters) - Australian shares finished nearly 1%
higher on Tuesday to notch their best session in more than a
week, as the benchmark tracked overnight gains on Wall Street,
while lower U.S. bond yields prompted heavy buying in healthcare
and technology stocks.
The S&P/ASX 200 index ended 0.8% higher at 6,827.10,
after rising as much as 1.3% earlier in the day - its biggest
intraday percentage gain since March 8. The benchmark closed
0.1% higher on Monday.
Major Wall Street indexes closed at record highs in the
previous session, as investors eyed an economic recovery from