ASX 200 Market Wrap-Up: November 12, 2013

• The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index added 6 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 5393.1 and the broader All Ordinaries index also gained 6 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 5386.6. Investors took to the sidelines today amid uncertainty over when the U.S. Federal Reserve will start to trim its bond-buying stimulus.

• The big four banks all finished lower. Westpac fell 0.8 per cent at $32.85, while Commonwealth Bank shed  0.3 per cent at $78.09. National Australia Bank lost 0.2 per cent to $34.50 and ANZ dipped 0.1 per cent to $32.11.

• However, the Australian dollar (AUD) showed some strength against its US counterpart and at the local close, the dollar was buying the US93.36 cents down from US93.82 cents at the previous close.

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