The ASX200 fell 0.1 per cent, with fashion retailer Cettire soaring and uranium developers continuing to rise, while supermarkets were down for a second day.
Microsoft gains after new share-buyback plan, dividend hike; Intel gains following collaboration with Amazon's AWS; US retail sales unexpectedly rise in August.
The languish Chinese property market will continue to weigh on Western Australia’s economic growth, which is tipped to record a modest uptick, according to CCIWA.
A new poll showing the federal Coalition ahead of Labor mirrors trends in other recent voter surveys, despite the government's cost-of-living relief measures.
The ASX200 has risen 0.3 per cent to finish the week up 1.1 per cent, with goldminers posting solid gains after the precious metal hit an all-time high.
The push for gender equality in the mining industry has progressed but more needs to be done to break the bias, the Women in Mining conference was told.