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Markets Print 2019-11-02

Australian shares suffer first weekly loss in three

Australian shares ended higher on Friday, but a sell-off in banks this week dragged the benchmark to its first weekly loss in three.
Published November 2, 2019

Australian shares ended higher on Friday, but a sell-off in banks this week dragged the benchmark to its first weekly loss in three.

Financials, supported by the 'Big Four' banks, are the largest component of the S&P/ASX 200 index and have fallen every day this week.

Though the benchmark added nearly 6 points, or 0.1%, to close at 6,669.1 on Friday, it is set to drop 1% over the week.

The sector suffered sharper losses after Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, the country's fourth-largest, on Thursday missed estimates and reported a near 3% drop in its second-half cash profit amid record low interest rates and tough competition for home loans. The other of the so-called 'Big Four' are set to report their results over the next two weeks. National Australia Bank and Westpac Banking Corp will report next week, and the country's top lender Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the week after.

On Friday, ANZ fell the most, down 2.1%, while the other three lost between 0.5% and 1.2%.

Macquarie Group closed 0.3% higher after posting a record first-half profit, but forecast a weaker annual result.

Woodside Petroleum, the country's top oil and gas producer, rose 0.8%, while Beach Energy climbed 2.6% as oil prices rose.

New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index fell 0.2% to 10,761.69.

ANZ's local unit was among the worst percentage losers, falling 1.7%.

Copyright Reuters, 2019

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