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Derek Rose

Australian shares lift to move back above key marker

The energy, materials and property sectors gained ground, while utilities lost it. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

The local share market has again closed above a key resistance level, as traders await important inflation data out of the United States along with domestic wage price data.

The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished above 7,000 on Tuesday, rising 57.9 points, or 0.83 per cent, to 7,006.7.

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