ASX slumps after rate cut, wages growth hits two-year low, NAB and Mineral Resources slide on profit results — as it happened
Market snapshot
- ASX 200: -0.7% to 8,419 points (final figures below)
- Australian dollar: +0.2% to 63.62 US cents
- S&P 500: +0.2% at 6,129 points (at close)
- Nasdaq: +0.1% to 20,041 points (at close)
- FTSE: Flat at 8,766 points (at close)
- EuroStoxx 50: +0.5% to 4,740points (at close)
- Spot gold: -0.2% to $US2,929/ounce
- Brent crude: +0.2% to $US75.97/barrel
- Iron ore: +1.1% to $US106.85 a tonne
- Bitcoin: +0.2% to $US95,242
Prices current around 4:15pm AEDT
Live updates on the major ASX indices:
That’s all for today’s blog
We’ll be back again tomorrow for the latest unemployment figures coming from the ABS — but if you’re hungry for more news, here’s what’s coming up on…
