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Retail stocks were hit after a slump in consumer confidence.

ASX three-day winning streak hits abrupt end on trade talk nerves

Stocks closed lower on Wednesday as sentiment about upcoming US-China trade talks turned sour.

  • David Scutt and Lucy Battersby

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Meeting again this week for trade talks: China's Vice Premier Liu He, left, with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, right, and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, pictured here meeting in Beijing in March.

US-China trade talks to dominate as public holidays subdue local trading

Australia's market closed higher after a light trading day, with much attention focused on US-China trade talks later this week.

  • Lucy Battersby

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