AU Evening Wrap: ASX Falls 0.7%, Weighed by Miners and REITs
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• Top gainers: $Summerset Group Holdings Ltd(SNZ.AU$, $Pro Medicus Ltd(PME.AU$, $Insignia Financial Ltd(IFL.AU$
• Top losers: $Fortescue Ltd(FMG.AU$, $Ingenia Communities Group(INA.AU$, $Downer EDI Ltd(DOW.AU$
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• Top gainers: $Summerset Group Holdings Ltd(SNZ.AU$, $Pro Medicus Ltd(PME.AU$, $Insignia Financial Ltd(IFL.AU$
• Top losers: $Fortescue Ltd(FMG.AU$, $Ingenia Communities Group(INA.AU$, $Downer EDI Ltd(DOW.AU$
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Australian shares were swept up in the volatility that struck Asian markets on Friday afternoon after the Bank of Japan said it would take a more flexible approach to managing its yield curve control policy.
The $S&P/ASX 200(.XJO.AU$ dropped 0.7 per cent, or 52.3 points, to 7403.6 on Friday, but the benchmark still managed to post a weekly gain of 1.2 per cent.
The big four finished mostly lower; $CommBank(CBA.AU$ fell 1 per cent to $105.50, $Westpac Banking Corp(WBC.AU$ dropped 0.3 per cent to $22.28, $ANZ Group Holdings Ltd(ANZ.AU$ tumbled 0.1 per cent to $25.76 and $National Australia Bank Ltd(NAB.AU$ eased 0.3 per cent to $28.38.
Iron ore traded in Singapore fell 2.9 per cent to $106.50 a tonne on the September futures contract, reversing some of the gains from earlier this week that were triggered by hopes of stimulus in China.
$Fortescue Ltd(FMG.AU$ dropped 5.4 per cent to $21.68 a day after releasing a quarterly production update, while $Rio Tinto Ltd(RIO.AU$ declined 1 per cent to $116.62 and $BHP Group Ltd(BHP.AU$ tumbled 0.8 per cent to $45.80.
Gold miners were also among the biggest laggards as a stronger US dollar weighed on the price of the precious metal; $Regis Resources Ltd(RRL.AU$ declined 8.3 per cent to $1.71 and $West African Resources Ltd(WAF.AU$ fell 5.3 per cent to 89¢.
S&P/ASX 200 Movers for Friday (28/7)
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10 Top-Traded AU Stocks for Friday (28/7)
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Source: Dow Jones Newswires, The Market Herald
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