The market finished the week at 6,355.67, up 65.97 points. On Friday the All Ordinaries finished up 52.78 points or 0.83 per cent.
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On Monday, Sigma Healthcare shares plunged 32.5 cents, or 40 per cent, to a seven-year low of 48.5 cents after the company lost its contract to supply the Chemist Warehouse. SIG ended the week on $0.47.
Tuesday, iron ore dropped 0.7 per cent, and gold and copper fell to six and seven-month lows, respectively. BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto fell and finished the week on $33.15 and $79.76, respectively.
Australia's central bank held the nation's official interest rate on hold at 1.5 per cent.
On Thursday, Woolworths (WOW) extended its fuel agreement with Caltex (CTX) for 15 years with a rollout of co-branded food/petrol across 250 Caltex sites. CTX shares improved despite parting with a $50m royalty to secure the deal. WOW finished the week on $30.65, and CTX $32.07.
At the close of trading, gold was at $1,255.90 per ounce, WTI oil $73.92 a barrel, and the Australian dollar at US $0.7429.
In the US on Friday night, the Dow Jones finished up 99.74 points to 24,456.480. The Share Price Index (SPI) finished up 26.00 points at 6,250.00.