Reuters: Hot Stocks: Australia shares finish flat, Wall St, ex-dividend offset by strong defensives

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Australia shares finish flat, Wall St, ex-dividend offset by strong defensives Aug 19th 2013, 06:15 Mon Aug 19, 2013 2:15am EDT SYDNEY Aug 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares finished a volatile trading session flat on Monday after Wall Street fell and blue chip stocks slipped as they entered ex-dividend trade, but a strong defensives sector helped offset losses. The S&P/ASX 200 index slipped 1.4 points to 5,112.5. The benchmark fell 0.8 percent on Friday but rose 1.1 percent for the week. New Zealand's benchmark NZX 50 index fell 0.2 percent or 10.7 points to finish the session at 4,503.2. (Reporting by Thuy Ong; Editing by Jeremy Laurence)

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