As it happened: ASX edges higher to cap best week since April

Summary

• The ASX200 finished marginally higher at 6102.2 on Friday, notching its first five-session run of gains since early June
• It was the market's best week since early April with a 5.4 per cent gain over the five sessions adding about $95 billion to the market capitalisation 
• Wall Street had rallied to five-week highs on hopes of a new stimulus deal. The S&P500 rose 0.8% while the Dow and NASDAQ gained 0.4% and 0.5% respectively
• US futures were up by between 0.4% and 0.5% at 5pm AEDT