Flat week for Australian shares ahead of US-China talks

Australian shares have ended the week flat ahead of trade talks between the US and China. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

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

The benchmark S&P/ASX200 rose 39.5 points, or 0.48 per cent, to 8,231.2 on Friday, as the All Ordinaries lifted 40.9 points, or 0.49 per cent, to 8,462.6.