END Of DAY Podcast – By Marcus
The ASX 200 traded lower all day, closing down 86 points to 7171 (-1.2%). It was a sea of red today, with all 11 major sectors finishing lower. Miners weighed heavily on the market, with BHP ex-dividend (125c) and down 5.2% (239c) and the other iron ore giants RIO and FMG losing 2.5% and 2.3% each. Energy stocks were mixed, STO and WDS down over 1%, while BPT and STX rose 1.6% and 2.6%, respectively. Gold was mostly down, NST -1.4% and NCM off 0.4%, but CHN bounced 7.9% on broker upgrades although some of them have a corporate responsibility. Lithium was sold off, but LTR mysteriously ralli