Australian Stocks Rise, Led by BHP Billiton, Rio on Metals; CSL Advances

(Bloomberg) -- Australian stocks rose, led by BHP
Billiton Ltd. and Rio Tinto Group, as prices of copper and
nickel climbed.

CSL Ltd. and Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. led gains among
companies with U.S. earnings after consumer confidence in the
world's biggest economy unexpectedly gained this month.


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