Aust stock open firmer on US jobs data

THE Australian share market has opened more than one per cent higher.

At 1010 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 53.4 points, or 1.04 per cent, at 5,182.9, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 52.8 points, or 1.03 per cent, at 5,158.2.

On the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was up 41 points at 5,168, with 6,931 contracts traded.

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