The S&P/ASX 200 Index ended the trading week on a sour note this Friday.
Despite a strong open this morning, the ASX 200 ended up losing 0.014% by the time the markets wrapped up trading.
Energy shares were also on the nose, with the S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index plunging 1.1%.
The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index added 0.73% to its total today.
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The S&P/ASX 200 Index ended the trading week on a sour note this Friday. The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index fell by 1.04% this session.
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The S&P/ASX 200 Index ended the trading week on a sour note this Friday. After what has been a mostly positive week for ASX shares, investors couldn't stick the landing today. Despite a strong open this morning, the ASX 200 ended up losing 0.014% by the time the markets wrapped up trading.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index staged a bounce-back, rising 0.61%.
The S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index copped some displeasure, tanking 1.31%.
Energy shares were also on the nose, with the S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index plunging 1.1%.
The S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples Index fell by 1.04% this session.
We could say the same for communications shares, illustrated by the S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index's 0.77% retreat.
The S&P/ASX 200 Financials Index gave back 0.59%.
Consumer discretionary shares were just ahead of that, with the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index diving 0.54%.
Our last losers this Friday were industrial shares, as you can see from the S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index's 0.16% slip.
The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index added 0.73% to its total today.
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