Wednesday, 12 December 2012 12:32
CANBERRA: Australian shares neared a 17-month high on Wednesday, as the resource sector rose on higher commodities prices.
Top miner BHP Billiton Ltd climbed almost 1 percent after it said it would sell its interest in the Browse liquefied natural gas project to PetroChina International Investment (Australia) Pty Ltd for $1.63 billion.
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