Sydney, July 4, 2007 (ABN Newswire) - Australian shares generally gained in morning trade following gains on Wall Street with BHP Billion leading the rise, but profit-taking in recent gainers such as Woolworths kept gains in check.

The Reserve Bank of Australia this morning left interest rates unchanged at 6.25 per cent, as widely expected.

At Midday the ASX200 index has gained 8 points to 6,307 and on the futures market the SPI 200's down 8

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