Today was a solid day for the markets and investors at last we saw the market putting some good runs on the board and the ASX 200 hit a new 6 year high.
The market was boosted by positive quarterly numbers from BHP Billiton Limited (BHP) and a strong rally into bank, insurance and transport stocks.By the end of trade the All Ordinaries Index had added 33 points and the ASX up 0.6% to 5576.7 points. The market trading volume increased today to 2.3 billion shares and all sectors closed higher.