Specifically, the market capitalisation, which opened at 56.259 trillion, closed at 57.158 trillion, representing a 1.59 per cent increase.
Also, the All-Share Index went up by 1,643.79 points or 1.59 per cent to settle at 104,421.23 compared with 102,802.25 posted on Thursday.
As a result, the Year-To-Date (YTD) return increased to 39.65 per cent.