Australian Market Update - October 24, 2013

• Australian shares are up, led by strong financial and healthcare sectors, with CBA hitting a new record high. Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the nation's second biggest company by market value, hit a record high share price of $75.25 in late morning trade.
• BHP Billiton, the world's biggest miner and Australia's biggest corporation, lost 13 cents to $37.37, after three days of gains and after a shaky morning start, Rio Tinto gained four cents to $63.69.
• Other key facts for Today:
• At 12pm AEDT today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16.8 points, or 0.31 per cent, at 5372.9 points.
• The broader All Ordinaries index was up 16.9 points, or 0.32 per cent, at 5373.7 points.
• The December share price index futures contract was 14 points firmer at 5360 points, with 10,552 contracts traded.
• National turnover was 611.4 million securities worth $1.3 billion 

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