The local share market has jumped to a six-day high and is close to its best level in five and a half months.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 35 points to 7174.3 at noon AEDT on Tuesday, a rise of 0.49 percent. The broader All Ordinaries was up 32.8 points to 7367.9, a 0.45 percent rise.
Moving above 7196.5, a level hit in intraday trading on November 14, would put the ASX200 at its best level since June 7.
The gains were tracking to be the ASX’s biggest move in seven days after a quiet week last week, and came despite a down day on Wall Street, where the S&P500 dropped 0.4 percent….