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The S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index fell 1.25% today.
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The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index had a rough one, tanking by 1.66%. The S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index fell 1.25% today.
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It was a depressing end to the trading week for the Australian share market this Friday. After opening lower this morning, the S&P/ASX 200 Index stayed in red territory all day, closing with a 0.43% loss.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index was in a bad mood, losing 0.31% of its value.
Let's get back to ASX shares now though and take a closer look at how the various ASX sectors traversed today's tough trading conditions.
The S&P/ASX 200 Information Technology Index had a rough one, tanking by 1.66%.
Consumer discretionary stocks were under criticism today too, with the S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Discretionary Index plunging 1.36%.
The S&P/ASX 200 Utilities Index fell 1.25% today.
Industrial stocks were also on the nose, as you can see from the S&P/ASX 200 Industrials Index's 0.87% dive.
The S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index suffered a 0.84% swing against it this Friday.
Healthcare stocks didn't live up to their name this session, with the S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Index shedding 0.79% of its total.
The S&P/ASX 200 Communication Services Index gave up 0.79% as well.
Even energy shares weren't spared, with the S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index dipping 0.3%.
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