Aussie shares hit record high close, log best week in a month on US rate cut cheer
RBA to hold rates steady on Sept. 24 - Reuters poll
AXJO closes at 8,209.5 points, 5th straight record-high close
NZ50 down 1.5%
Updates to close
By Ayushman Ojha
Sept 20 (Reuters) -Australian shares notched a record closing high for the fifth straight session on Friday and logged their biggest weekly rise in a month, as global optimism in the aftermath of an oversized U.S. interest rate cut overshadowed concerns over domestic jobs report.
The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO closed 0.2% higher at 8,209.50 points, led by gains in financials and gold stocks. For the week, the index jumped 1.1%, recording its biggest rise since Aug. 19.
The U.S. Federal Reserve announced a bigger-than-usual half-percentage-point cut on Wednesday, sending the U.S. major indexes S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record-high close overnight. .N
The Reserve Bank of Australia is, however, expected to keep its key policy interest rate unchanged next weekand for the rest of the year as inflation was still above its target range, according to a Reuters poll.
The jobs data on Thursday showed that the labour market remained tight, backing the RBA's view that rate cuts are unlikely in the near term.
The Fed trumps the local jobs report with U.S. markets hitting record highs, said Henry Jennings, senior analyst and portfolio manager at Marcus Today.
"It's been a very big, big run in the market, so I would expect to see some consolidation, especially in the banking sector."
The financials .AXFJ inched 0.4%higher, with the "Big Four" banks gaining between 0.3% and 1.2%.
Local gold stocks .AXGD rose 0.7% as bullion prices lingered near record high levels, while energy stocks .AXEJ inched 0.2% higher on strong oil prices. GOL/ O/R
Meanwhile, in New Zealand, data on Thursday showed that economy contracted in the second quarter, leaving more room for rate cuts by the central bank. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand lowered rates in August for the first time in more than four years.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 closed 1.5% lower at 12,478.50 points.
Reporting by Ayushman Ojha in Bengaluru; Editing by Eileen Soreng
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