Aust shares open up almost 1.5%

September 15 2011, 10:17AM

The Australian share market has opened nearly one-and-a-half per cent higher on Thursday.
At 1014 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 59.1 points, or 1.4754 per cent, at 4,064.9, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 57.4 points, or 1.4 per cent, at 4,147.8.
On the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was up 82 points at 4,098, with 14,621 contracts traded.