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SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Australian shares ended flat on Monday, reversing early losses helped by late buying in resources and materials stocks, although weakness in financials weighed on the index. S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO barely changed to end at 4,975.4 points. The benchmark fell 0.1 percent on Friday.
The worst-performing counter was money transfer service Ozforex OFX.AX , which fell nearly 40 percent to hit an all-time low after it said it had terminated takeover discussions with Western Union. Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index .NZ50 was closed on Monday for a public holiday.