ASX in the red after Wall Street losses; consumer stocks decline - The Age

The Australian sharemarket closed down 1.2 per cent after Wall Street fell sharply overnight, and retail stocks led declines.

Welcome to your five-minute recap of the trading day and how the experts saw it. The numbers: The Australian sharemarket deepened its losses throughout the day following a broad sell-off on Wall Str… [+1564 chars]

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