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The S&P/ASX200 has eased to wrap up the week, finishing the day 0.15% lower at
9,019 points, rounding out the week 0.26% higher.Energy prices rallied following the US Sanctions on Russia’s oil exports, with top movers Beach Energy and Woodside up 0.4% and 1% respectively. The mining sector lifted the market late this afternoon with BHP advancing 0.5% for the day, bringing its gain to 0.8% over the week as Rio Tinto finished 1.5% higher. The critical mineral producers were among the best performers with Liontown Resources up 10.4% and PLS rising 9.1% after reporting a 30% jump in September quarter revenue.Gold dipped slightly lower again following its pullback earlier this week, with Northern Star down 1.7%. Although it was Newmont Corporation that suffered the most, dropping 4.4% following its quarterly reporting. The big four also dipped to close the week out, with ANZ shedding 1% along with Commonwealth Bank down 0.8%.In addition, Life360 made headlines with the introduction of pet tracking technology, seeing the stock grow 1.9%. While over in the smaller end of town, biotech Immuron jumped 7.1% with the launch of its medicine for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Overnight, markets turn their attention to the US with inflation data due ahead of next week's Fed meeting.