Flat week for Australian shares ahead of US-China talks

The indicator boards at the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
Australian shares have ended the week flat ahead of trade talks between the US and China. -AAP Image

The Australian share market has finished the week basically flat, with investors wary ahead of the first round of US-China tariff talks.

The S&P/ASX200 rose 47.6 points on Friday, or 0.58 per cent, to 8,239.3, as the All Ordinaries lifted 47.3 points, or 0.56 per cent, to 8469.

The top-200 finished the week less than two points higher than 8,238 at last week's close.

Banks helped lift the bourse, while materials stocks were the only sector convincingly in the red, down 0.34 per cent.

The Australian dollar finished the week slightly lower against the greenback to buy 64.05 US cents, down from 64.10 US cents on Thursday at 5pm.