As it happened: ASX adds 0.4% to close at 11-month high

Summary

• The ASX 200 finished 0.4% higher at a new 11-month peak of 6770.4. Afterpay, Transurban, Aristocrat Leisure, and BHP helped the market rise 
• Nasdaq futures are up 0.4%, the S&P 500 E-Mini is 0.1% higher, and the Dow looks set to open flat as news filters through that outgoing president Donald Trump has pardoned his former adviser Steve Bannon  
• Miner BHP has lifted its full-year iron ore production guidance to between 245 million and 255 million tonnes on continued Chinese demand and the restart of Samarco. The firm rose 0.9% to $46.30
• The world's second-largest cryptocurrency, Ethereum, soared to a new all-time high $US1430 ($1855) following significant investor enthusiasm for Bitcoin alternatives in the nascent digital currency space