Australia shares end higher as rising commodity prices boost miners, energy stocks <!-- no image --> <div>* Utilities, consumer stocks boost NZ shares (Updates to close)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=GwNBDXUxhb8:arlkffyWKDw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=GwNBDXUxhb8:arlkffyWKDw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=GwNBDXUxhb8:arlkffyWKDw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=GwNBDXUxhb8:arlkffyWKDw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=GwNBDXUxhb8:arlkffyWKDw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/GwNBDXUxhb8" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters