ASX property shares and real estate investment trusts (REITs) led the ASX 200 market sectors last week with a 2.17% gain over the five trading days.
But it was a close finish with ASX financial shares ending the week with a similarly strong rise of 2.15%.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) lifted 0.47% to finish at 8,091.9 points on Friday.
Five of the 11 market sectors finished the week in the green.
Let's review.
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Property shares led the ASX sectors last week
The best performances among the larger ASX 200 real estate shares included a 4.32% lift for HMC Capital Ltd (ASX: HMC) shares, which finished the week at $8.46 apiece.
The Lendlease Group (ASX: LLC) share price rose by 3.52% to finish at $6.76. Vicinity Centres (ASX: VCX) shares lifted 3.02% to end the week at $2.22 per share.
Dexus (ASX: DXS) shares also rose strongly by 2.27% to close at $7.22 apiece. GPT Group (ASX: GPT) shares lifted 1.23% over the week and finished at $4.92 per share.
Shares in Westfield shopping malls owner Scentre Group (ASX: SCG) lifted by 0.73% to $3.44. Stockland Corporation Ltd (ASX: SGP) shares rose by 0.6% to finish the week at $5.02.
The sector's biggest company, Goodman Group (ASX: GMG), fell by 0.3% to close at $33.40 per share.
Charter Hall Group (ASX: CHC) shares also fell, losing 2.69% over the five trading days to $14.49 apiece.
Among ASX 200 financial shares, the major banks did well last week with sector leader Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) clocking up a 1.41% gain to $139.50 per share.
The National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) share price rose 3.12% to $38.17. Check out the bank's latest predictions for Australian property price growth in 2024 and 2025.
The Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) share price increased 3.48% to $31.24. The ANZ Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: ANZ) share price rose by 3.16% to $30.40.
Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX: MGC) shares ascended 2.02% to $215.65.
ASX 200 market sector snapshot
Here's how the 11 market sectors stacked up last week, according to CommSec data.
Over the five trading days:
| S&P/ASX 200 market sector | Change last week |
| A-REIT (ASX: XPJ) | 2.17% |
| Financials (ASX: XFJ) | 2.15% |
| Energy (ASX: XEJ) | 1.13% |
| Industrials (ASX: XNJ) | 1.09% |
| Materials (ASX: XMJ) | 0.68% |
| Utilities (ASX: XUJ) | (0.04%) |
| Communication (ASX: XTJ) | (0.16%) |
| Consumer Staples (ASX: XSJ) | (0.56%) |
| Healthcare (ASX: XHJ) | (0.56%) |
| Consumer Discretionary (ASX: XDJ) | (1.47%) |
| Information Technology (ASX: XIJ) | (1.66%) |
