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SYDNEY, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Australian shares jumped the most in nearly six weeks on Monday as rebounding oil markets pushed up energy stocks and investors snagged bargains after weeks of heavy selling. S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO rose 90.6 points, or 1.8 percent, to 5,006.6 at the close of trade, its biggest one-day gain since Dec. 16, 2015. It was the benchmark's first close over 5,000 since Jan. 7, narrowing its year-to-date loss to 5.5 percent.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 rose 53.6 points, or 0.9 percent, to finish the session at 6,175.2, its highest close since Jan. 7.