AU Evening Wrap: Australia Shares Edge 0.1% Lower, Pare Weekly Gains
• Top gainers: $GQG Partners Inc(GQG.AU$, $The a2 Milk Co Ltd(A2M.AU$, $Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd(TLX.AU$
• Top losers: $Imugene Ltd(IMU.AU$, $CAR Group Ltd(CAR.AU$, $Allkem Ltd(AKE.AU$
• Top losers: $Imugene Ltd(IMU.AU$, $CAR Group Ltd(CAR.AU$, $Allkem Ltd(AKE.AU$
$S&P/ASX 200(.XJO.AU$ closed 0.1% lower at 7049.4 amid softness in bank and consumer stocks, paring its weekly gains. The benchmark index spent all but a few early minutes of Friday's session in the red, weighed by major lenders and retailers including $Premier Investments Ltd(PMV.AU$, $Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd(HVN.AU$, $Wesfarmers Ltd(WES.AU$ and supermarket operators.
Banks $National Australia Bank Ltd(NAB.AU$, $Westpac Banking Corp(WBC.AU$ and $ANZ Group Holdings Ltd(ANZ.AU$ edged between 0.1% and 0.5% lower.
Supermarket stocks $Coles Group Ltd(COL.AU$, $Woolworths Group Ltd(WOW.AU$ and $Metcash Ltd(MTS.AU$ gave up between 0.6% and 2.1%, while the consumer discretionaries sector fell by 1.1%.
The materials and health sectors eked out slim gains.
Shares in uranium play $NexGen Energy Ltd(NXG.AU$ shot up 4.8% to $9.96 after fund manager Jeremy Bond at Terra Capital made it its top pick at the annual Sohn Hearts & Minds conference in Sydney. He said NexGen was poised to become one of the world's "top 10" mining stocks.
The ASX 200 gained 1.1% across the week. It is 4.0% higher so far in November and on course for its best month since January.
S&P/ASX 200 Movers for Friday (Nov/17)
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3. Roll down to see "Constituent Stocks"
4. You can filter the list based on "%Chg"
10 Top-Traded AU Stocks for Friday (Nov/17)
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3. Roll down and tap on "Main Board"
4. You can filter the list based on "Turnover"
Source: Dow Jones Newswires, AFR
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