
The Santa rally appears to be coming early this year, with the local bourse rising for a sixth straight day in its second-best week of the year.
The S&P/ASX200 index on Friday finished up 64.8 points, or 0.88 per cent, to 7,442.7, while the broader All Ordinaries rose 62.5 points, or 0.82 per cent, to 7,661.9.