BHP share price tumbles amid $66 million legal hit
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The BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) share price is taking a fall today.
Shares in the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) mining giant closed yesterday trading for $38.60. In morning trade on Tuesday, shares are changing hands for $37.74 apiece, down 2.2%.
For some context, the ASX 200 is down 0.4% at this same time.
This comes amid news that the Fair Work Commission ruled against BHP in the miner’s long-running “same job, same pay” legal stoush with the workers union.
Here’s why the BHP share price looks to be catching some extra headwinds today.
ASX 200 miner to stump up more pay
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