
The local bourse has finished the week higher and ended a three-day losing streak, propped up by mining and utilities.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 40.6 points, or 0.52 per cent, to 7789.7 at the closing bell on Friday, while the broader All Ordinaries was up 46.7 points, or 0.59 per cent, to 8013.3.