Australian shares open higher

THE Australian share market has opened higher, following the overnight leads of the US and Europe, and after the local market's flat finish yesterday. At 1012 AEST today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 62.1 points, or 1.49 per cent, at 4,229.7, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 60 points, or 1.42 per cent, at 4,295.7. On the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was up 51 points at 4,219, with 10,604 contracts traded.   Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar. End of sidebar. Return to start of sidebar.