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SYDNEY, June 21 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose for a third straight session on Tuesday as investors grew increasingly optimistic the United Kingdom will vote to stay in the European Union.
However, shares in New Zealand fell. The S&P/ASX 200 index (xjo) rose 17.6 points, or 0.3 percent, to 5,274.4 at the close of trade. The benchmark has risen for each of the past three sessions.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index (nz50) fell 30.1 points, or 0.4 percent, to finish the session at 6,839.4.
