Australian shares fall.

Australian shares edged lower on Friday, with gold and technology stocks posting the biggest intra-day losses, as higher June employment data raised expectations of an interest rate hike by the country's central bank next month. The SandP/ASX 200 index fell 0.4 percent to 7,298.40 by 0034 GMT. The benchmark ended flat in the previous session. Data on Thursday showed that employment in Australia beat expectations for a second straight month in June, rising by 32,600 from May, when it had surged by a disproportionately strong 76,600. A gauge of global equities slid overnight after...