<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <docID>331189</docID> <postdate>2024-10-17 17:08:13</postdate> <headline>Aussie shares rally to second all-time high of the week</headline> <body><p><img class=" wp-image-331190" src="https://citynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20240103001884356858-original-1-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="400" /></p> <caption>The Australian share market has set a record high for the second time this week. (Steven Saphore/AAP PHOTOS)</caption> <p class="wire-column__preview__author"><span class="kicker-line">By <b>Derek Rose</b> in Sydney</span></p> <p>The local share market has set a record high for the second time this week despite a strong domestic jobs report putting a kibosh on talks of the Reserve Bank cutting rates for Christmas.</p> <p>The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Thursday finished up 71.2 points, or 0.86 per cent, to 8,355.9, eclipsing the previous closing record of 8,318.4 set on Tuesday.</p> <p>The broader All Ordinaries gained 67.5 points, or 0.79 per cent, to 8,624.1.</p> <p>The Australian dollar was buying 66.91 US cents, from 66.96 US cents at Wednesday's ASX close.</p> </body>