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Derek Rose

Aust shares near record high on second-last trading day

Australian shares need a modest gain to finish at an all-time high on the final trading day of 2023. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

The local share market has rallied yet again, needing only a modest gain to finish at an all-time high on the final trading day of 2023.

The S&P/ASX200 on Thursday finished up 53.1 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 7,614.3, leaving the benchmark index just 18.5 points away from its peak set on August 13, 2021.

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