The benchmark ASX200 index finished 14.8 points higher on Thursday at 7,865.5. -AAP Image
The Australian share market has finished higher for a fifth straight day, even as traders digested a better-than-expected domestic jobs report that some economists say could delay interest rate cuts.Â
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The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished 14.8 points higher on Thursday at 7,865.5 , a gain of 0.19 per cent, while the broader All Ordinaries rose 13.6 points, or 0.17 per cent, to 8,083.8.
The Australian dollar was buying 66.20 US cents, from 66.39 US cents at Wednesday's ASX close.
