Mining stocks weigh on market: Aus market closes 1.6% lower over week
31 Jul 2020 - The Australian share market opened on shaky ground today following sour economic news in the US. The US Commerce Department announced overnight that US GDP dropped by a record 32.9 per cent (on an annualised basis) in the second quarter, the worst decline on record. The negative sentiment was contagious, with Aussie investors reversing positions today. We saw a broad-based pull back across all of the sectors, with mining losing nearly 3.1 per cent. Credit...