AU Evening Wrap: Australia Shares Lose 1.0% Ahead of RBA Rate Decision
$S&P/ASX 200(.XJO.AU$ closed 1.0% lower at 7625.9, the latest in a series of wild swings as investors mull the outlook for global interest rates. Ten of 11 sectors finished in the red as the benchmark index ignored a positive lead by U.S. equities, pulling back from a record close on the eve of the Reserve Bank's first rate decision of 2024.
The ASX 200 has moved in a different direction in each of the past four days, each time by at least 1%. The materials sector led the declines, shedding 2.7% for its largest fall since September.
Lithium stocks tumbled, while gold miner $Silver Lake Resources Ltd(SLR.AU$ dropped 11% after announcing a merger with $Red 5 Ltd(RED.AU$.
The heavyweight financial sector slipped 0.15% lower.
S&P/ASX 200 Movers for Monday (Feb/5)
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4. You can filter the list based on "%Chg"
10 Top-Traded AU Stocks for Monday (Feb/5)
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Source: Dow Jones Newswires, AFR
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