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 The local share market finished higher today, buoyed1 by gains in energy and bank shares. The All Ordinaries Index put on 12 points and the ASX 200 added 13 points. Oil and gas producer Santos added almost two percent, while Woodside Petroleum2 put on half a percent. NAB was the best of big four banks, gaining almost 1.5 per cent. Warrnambool Cheese & Butter closed 3.5 per cent higher after a Canadian dairy Company boosted its takeover offer, but shares in world manager AMP pumped three per cent after the company issued a profit warning.

 
And the Australian dollar is currently buying 96.07 US cents. 
 
Holden’s managing director Mike Devereux has been promoted to a new General Motor’s role based in Shanghai. The carmaker says Mr. Devereux will take up the post next month, but will continue to manage Holden until a replacement3 is named at the end of the year.
 
Analysts4 say Twitter has position and shares to rally when they trade for the first time in the New York Stocks Exchange. Twitter says it will sell 70 million shares in an initial public offering that will value the company at almost 11 billion dollars. The shares will be priced between 17 and 20 dollars each, which is below most analysts’ expectations.

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1 buoyed 7da50152a46b3edf3164b6a7f21be885     
v.使浮起( buoy的过去式和过去分词 )；支持；为…设浮标；振奋…的精神
参考例句：
  • Buoyed by their win yesterday the team feel confident of further success. 在昨天胜利的鼓舞下，该队有信心再次获胜。
  • His encouragement buoyed her up during that difficult period. 他的鼓励使她在那段困难时期恢复了乐观的情绪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 petroleum WiUyi     
n.原油，石油
参考例句：
  • The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
  • The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。
3 replacement UVxxM     
n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品
参考例句：
  • We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
  • They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。
4 analysts 167ff30c5034ca70abe2d60a6e760448     
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

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