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Miners boost ASX after record Wall St close; Fortescue spikes to five-year high

Jessica Sier, Jens Meyer and Patrick Commins
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Miners powered the ASX higher on Wednesday, as investors took the lead from a record-breaking night on Wall Street with an early rally steadily building strength through the day.

The Dow Jones cracked through 19,000 points on Tuesday night as post-Trump bulls continued to romp into shares and investors see sustained support for surging commodity prices.

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Jessica Sier is the North Asia Correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. She is based in Tokyo, Japan. Jessica has previously written on technology, global capital markets and economics. Connect with Jessica on Twitter. Email Jessica at jessica.sier@afr.com

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