Market Wrap / ending on a high

Following a tech rally on Wall Street, the tech sector led the Australian market higher, but still ended down 0.8% for the week. 3 out of the 11 sectors finished the day in red, with the S&P/ASX200 gaining 0.47% to 8,628.2 points. 

Among the banks; ANZ got slapped with an additional $10 million fine for inarticulate bond market reporting, bringing the total penalty ordered by the Federal Court to $250 million. 

Wisetech Global concluded its board review into alleged fund misuse by executive chair Richard White with no inculpatory evidence. The software solutions provider gained 3.2%, recovering earlier losses in the week. 

Elsewhere, 4D Medical advanced 21.5% following a deal with Cleveland Clinic for its imaging technology. And Austal rose 5.8% as the shipbuilder secured a further contract extension with the Australian Border Force. 

Boss Energy partially recovered from yesterday's selloff to be up 11.4% in the wake of a disappointing feasibility review at its South Australian mine, ending the week down 22%. 

At the smaller end of town, New Zealand trading software TradeWindow made its ASX debut after raising $5 million at 22 cents per share.

Tonight, US home sales data is released.