Australian shares close higher

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The share market has closed higher.

At the close on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 44.1 points, or 0.83 per cent, at 5,338.1, while the broader All Ordinaries index rose 41.3 points, or 0.78 per cent, at 5,354.

On the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 34 points higher at 5,331, with 27,106 contracts traded.