The S&P/ASX200 closed up Friday, gaining 29 points or 0.4% to 7,457 and setting a new 20-day high.

of course that's peanuts to Wall Street, which once again traced a string of record highs amid scattered bond yields following the Bank of England market ambush of keeping a lid on rates

Link and news Corp took the trophies home p 8.55% and 6.94% respectively. Over the last five days, the index has gained 1.82% and is currently 2.30% off of its 52-week high. Australia's share market rose at the end of a solid week in which investors shrugged off confirmation of lessening unconventional policy stimulus from the RBA and Fed.

It came after Wall Street hit record highs amid a sharp drop in bond yields after the Bank of England surprised the market by not hiking rates as expected.

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