The ASX has finished higher as some of Australia's biggest companies report their earnings. -AAP Image
The local share market has finished higher for a fourth day as some of Australia's biggest companies reported their earnings results.
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Gains for the S&P/ASX200 did fade somewhat in the afternoon, with the benchmark index closing up 23.9 points at 7,850.7, a gain of 0.3 per cent.
It had been as high as 1.0 per cent at noon, spiking as New Zealand's central bank cut interest rates for the first time in four years.
The broader All Ordinaries finished up 28 points, or 0.35 per cent, to 8,070.2.
The Australian dollar was at a three-week high against its faltering US counterpart, buying 66.27 US cents, from 65.97 US cents at Tuesday's ASX close.
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