The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index has set another record as the Aussie dollar hit a two-month high. -AAP Image
The local share market has hit a new record for a third day this week, despite double-digit losses for Cochlear and AMP following disappointing earnings results.
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The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Friday finished up 28.6 points, or 0.34 per cent, to 8,568.6 while the broader All Ordinaries climbed 20.9 points, or 0.24 per cent, to 8,825.1.
About 11am the ASX200 had breached 8,600 for the first time, climbing as high as 8,615.2.
It also broke records on Wednesday and Thursday.
The index rose 0.5 per cent for the week, its fifth week of gains in the past six.
So far in this young year, the market is up 4.9 per cent after rising 7.5 per cent in 2024.
The Australian dollar meanwhile was at a two-month high against its US counterpart, which slid to a similar low against a basket of other currencies on President Donald Trump's talk of "reciprocal tariffs".
The Aussie was buying 63.20 US cents, from 62.93 US cents at 5pm on Thursday.
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