The winning streak is over with the Aussie sharemarket following the US lead, ending lower on Friday. The ASX/S&P 200 index fell by 52.3 points or 0.7% with the All Ordinaries index down 56.5% or 0.7%. The ASX 200 index rallied by around 45 points in the last 90 minutes of trade but couldn’t claw back the morning losses. Only two sectors ended higher with Utilities up 0.1%. But Property trusts lost 2% and Materials fell 1.2%. All sectors rose over the week with Energy up 3.4%.

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