Stock Market

Australian share prices closed down 0.40 percent on Friday, with jitters on Wall Street driving down financial stocks, dealers said. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 sank 14 points to 3,466.2, while the broader All Ordinaries lost 11.4 points to 3,405.4. Turnover was two billion shares worth 4.4 billion dollars (three billion US) with 432 stocks up, 464 down and 265 flat.