ASX 200 ends little changed as retailers, miners fall; banks up as CBA hits record high; iron ore prices ease
Consumer stocks down as big names Coles, Woolworths and Wesfarmers trade ex-dividend. More pain for iron ore prices weighs on mining heavyweights. Public demand tipped to drive second quarter GDP growth.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Tuesday, September 3. The ASX 200 closed little changed, down just 6.7 points to 8103.2 points.
The Aussie dollar is trading around US67.32c.
Originally published as ASX 200 ends little changed as retailers, miners fall; banks up as CBA hits record high; iron ore prices ease
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