Aust stocks at noon continue advance led by banks, bluechips

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Aust stocks at noon continue advance led by banks, bluechipsINDEX MOVEMENT POSITION INDEX MOVEMENT POSITIONAll Ords +26.3 2830.7 Dow Jones +103.15 8018.11 S&P/ASX200 +28.5 2848.7 S&P 500 +11.07 848.17 SPI contract +27 2837.0 Nasdaq +17.79 1349.02 Gold $USoz -0.55 351.25 Nikkei +44.1 8557.64 $A/USD -.0009 0.5968 NZSE-40 -7.039 1907.012

MELBOURNE, Feb 24 AAP - The Australian share market continued its move forward at noontoday, led by the banks and some good reports from major blue-chips including BHP Billiton,Woolworths and AXA Asia Pacific.

"The market's up a lot, mainly in the …