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The ASX 200 ended lower at the close on Friday, making it the second straight loss for the market as jitters around hotter inflation and possible rate hikes from the RBA flowed through.

At the end of trade, the ASX 200 was 1.4% lower to 7,576 points.

Given the slump, all 11 sectors ended in the red.

Industrials fell the most (-2.2%) followed by real estate (-1.9%), telecommunications (-1.9%), financial (-1.6%), materials (-1.4%) and consumer discretionary (-1.4%).

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