The selloff continued on the ASX today, although the losses were more contained than on Tuesday.
Here's a quick recap:
- S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) down 0.6% to 5193 points
- ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) down 0.6% to 5245 points
- AUD/USD at US 72.67 cents
- Iron Ore at US$43.89 a tonne, according to the Metal Bulletin
- Gold at US$1,077.96 an ounce
- Brent oil at US$46.20 a barrel
Australian shares fell for a second day on Wednesday, possibly due to increased political tensions throughout Asia in response to one of Russia's warplanes being shot down by Turkey.
The banks were among the hardest hit, with all four majors ending the session in the red. Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX: ANZ) fell the hardest, losing 1.2%.
Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) also dropped 1.3%, but Woolworths Limited (ASX: WOW) recovered to close 1.4% higher. This is likely attributable to reports from AFR Street Talk that the retail giant is in talks to sell its struggling Big W business.
Elsewhere, Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) and CSL Limited (ASX: CSL) closed 1.1% and 0.4% lower, respectively. Healthscope Ltd (ASX: HSO) regained 2.7%, while Santos Ltd (ASX: STO) was up 3.5%.
Ainsworth Game Technology Limited (ASX: AGI) was the worst-performing stock from the ASX 200, losing 11%. Technology One Limited (ASX: TNE), on the other hand, rose 8.2%.
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