Australia Stocks end virtually flat

Australian equity market closed marginally down after recouping early losses on Friday, 25 August 2017, as losses in banks and the real estate sector were offset by gains in energy and tech stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index ended down 0.03%, or 1.58 points, at 5,743.90. For the week, it dipped 0.1%. Participation on Friday saw around 2.8 billion transactions measured by the ASX valued at $7.1 billion. At the close 497 shares were higher, 450 were lower and 351 were unchanged.

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