Australian shares slip as miners and banks drag; set for weekly gain
Oct 11 (Reuters) -Australian shares were on track for a weekly rise, even as the market fell on Friday as losses in miners and banks outweighed gains in energy and gold stocks.
The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO fell 0.1% to 8,215.7 by 2323 GMT, with market players awaiting quarterly production results from a slew of mining and energy giants next week for further direction.
Mining heavyweights such as BHP Group BHP.AX and Rio Tinto RIO.AX, as well as oil and gas giants Woodside Energy WDS.AX and Santos STO.AX, are scheduled to report their quarterly production results next week.
The benchmark stock index has risen 0.8% so far in the week in what could be its best week since the week ended Sept. 20.
Miners .AXMM fell 0.3% on Friday, hurt by falling iron ore prices. BHP Group shed 0.6%, while Rio Tinto lost 0.3%.
Iron ore prices fell on Thursday, surrendering their earlier gains over uncertainty surrounding top buyer China's stimulus plans. IRONORE/
Interest rate-sensitive financials .AXFJ inched down 0.2%, with the "Big Four" banks falling between 0.1% and 0.5%. The sub-index has gained 2.1% so far this week and is on track for its best week since the week ended Sept. 20.
Energy stocks .AXEJ rose 1% on Friday after global oil prices closed higher overnight. The sector has lost 1.5% so far this week after four straight weeks of gains.
Woodside Energy rose 1.3% on Friday, while smaller peer Santos climbed 1%.
Gold stocks .AXGD gained 2.1%, aided by higher bullion prices. Gold miner Evolution Mining EVN.AX rose 1.3%.
Globally, U.S. stocks fell overnight following a hotter-than-expected September inflation report.
The U.S. Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 0.14%. The S&P 500 .SPX declined 0.21%, while the Nasdaq .IXIC lost 0.05%.
In New Zealand, the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 was largely flat. The benchmark has risen 1% so far this week and is set for a second straight weekly gain.
Reporting by Rajasik Mukherjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu
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