MELBOURNE, Australia--The continued recovery by the biggest banks led a day of broad gains for Australian shares. Continue Reading BelowAdding to last week's advance, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 31.2 points, or 0.5%, to end Monday at 5805.2. Australia & New Zealand Banking rose 0.9%, Commonwealth Bank of Australia added 1.1%, Westpac Banking was up 1.2% and National Australia Bank was 1.5% higher. Utility stocks were also higher, led by AGL Energy's 2% rise. Continue Reading Below ADVERTISEMENTAmong energy stocks, Woodside Petroleum fell 0.7% and Oil Search lost 0.4%, but Santos gained 0.3%.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 19, 2017 07:07 UTC