ASX joins global rally as miners regain mojo

Vanessa Desloires and Zac Crellin

Updated Nov 22, 2016 – 5.22pm, first published at 10.20am

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A night of simultaneous highs on Wall St helped the ASX to a strong gain, with mining and energy stocks doing the heavy lifting.

All four major US stock indices recorded simultaneous record highs for first time since 1999 on Monday night, and the positive mood spilled over into the Asian session.

Vanessa Desloires writes on markets from our Melbourne newsroom. Connect with Vanessa on Twitter.

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