
The Australian share market has finished at a two-week high after US economic data supported hopes for rate cuts later this year while assuaging concerns about an economic slowdown.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 on Thursday finished up 52.8 points, or 0.68 per cent, to 7,821.8, while the broader All Ordinaries gained 52.1 points, or 0.65 per cent, to 8,074.3.