The Australian sharemarket finished lower on Friday as oil prices climbed and United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's efforts to stabilise the bond market proved short-lived.
The S&P/ASX 200 Index fell 24.9 points, or 0.3%, to 9,058.9, with six of the 11 sectors ending lower.
The benchmark declined 0.6% over the week.
Australian real estate investment trusts led the declines, with Goodman Group shedding 5.3% and Lendlease falling 0.7%.
HMC Capital's listed data centre entity DigiCo Infrastructure REIT dropped 9.3% after reporting a full-year loss of $100.8 million for FY26, wider than the $67.9 million loss recorded in FY25.
Property manager Charter Hall Group also fell 6.3% despite posting a 30.6% year-on-year increase in net profit after tax to $427.9 million for the year ended 30 June.
The consumer discretionary sector also weakened, with JB Hi-Fi down 1.4%, Aristocrat Leisure slipping 1.4%, Wesfarmers losing 2.3% and Myer declining 2.3%.
Guzman y Gomez, however, surged 11.4% despite reporting a statutory net loss of $26.7 million in FY26, driven by costs associated with restructuring its U.S. operations.
Healthcare stocks came under pressure as investors took profits following gains earlier in the week. CSL fell 1.7%, Sonic Healthcare declined 1.4%, Pro Medicus shed 7.0%, and Telix Pharmaceuticals dropped 10.1%.
Among individual movers, chicken processor Inghams fell 7.1% after warning it faced an additional $30 million in transport and packaging costs stemming from the Middle East conflict, along with up to $50 million in higher feed costs in 2026-27.
TPG Telecom rallied 7.9% after the company posted a 9% year-on-year increase in profit after tax from continuing operations to $35 million for the half-year ended 30 June 2026.
On the bond markets, 10-year and two-year yields were each up 0.2% at 5.032% and 4.596%, respectively.
