Friday, 03 July 2015 12:09
SYDNEY: Australian shares ended the week with a whimper as investors took some risk off the table ahead of a referendum in Greece that could decide the country’s future in the euro zone. The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 1.1 percent on Friday to 5,538.3, finishing the week with a 0.1 percent loss.
New Zealand’s benchmark NZX 50 index closed a touch lower at 5,840.9, having turned around from a three-week high of 5,872.7. The index was up 1.5 percent on the week.