Australia shares end lower as banking stocks drag; NZ hits new record high <!-- no image --> <div>Weighty financial stocks and healthcare units dragged Australian shares slightly lower on Friday ahead of a quiet holiday week, but clocked a second consecutive weekly gain.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=8dybwxHzTnk:FJ_ClIQ8Iqs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=8dybwxHzTnk:FJ_ClIQ8Iqs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=8dybwxHzTnk:FJ_ClIQ8Iqs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=8dybwxHzTnk:FJ_ClIQ8Iqs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=8dybwxHzTnk:FJ_ClIQ8Iqs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/8dybwxHzTnk" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters