The S&P/ASX 200 eased 0.15% on Friday, down 13.8 points to 9,019.00. Newmont Corporation and Deep Yellow Limited were the weakest performers, off 4.42% and 4.00%, respectively. Across the past five sessions the benchmark is up 0.26% and sits 1.06% below its 52-week high.
The S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries (XSO) inched 0.15% higher today to 3,782.40 (up 5.70 points), but over the past five days it slipped 0.17% (−6.40).