The Australian share market has finished higher for a second day after an bigger-than-expected drop in US retail last month reignited hopes for rate cuts by June.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished Friday up 52.6 points, or 0.69 per cent, to 7,658.3, while the broader All Ordinaries gained 53.9 points, or 0.69 per cent, to 7,905.6.
