The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index edged 21.6 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 7,307 on Friday but finished the week down 0.54 per cent. All sectors but mining finished up, with tech, property, industrials and consumer discretionaries rising by more than 1.0 per cent. NAB rose 0.3 per cent to $29.85, ANZ was up 0.1 per cent at $24.79 and Westpac was basically flat. Aristocrat Leisure rose 2.8 per cent to $36.88 after the world's biggest poker machine manufacturer extended its share buyback by another $500m. ON THE ASX:* The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished Friday up 21.6 points, or 0.3 per cent, at 7,307.
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