Australian Markets are Trading Lower Today

• Australian markets are trading lower today and this down trend can be seen right from the opening session. In morning, Australian share market opened lower, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index down 6.1 points, or 0.11 per cent, at 5,395.6, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 6.4 points, or 0.12 per cent, at 5,389.8.

• That's how sectors were doing in morning session:

• Consumer staples: -0.6%

• Consumer discretionary: -1%

• Energy: -0.9%

• Gold -1.7%

• Financials: -0.7%

• Industrials: -1%

• Materials: -0.7%

• Australian dollar (AUD) is depreciating a bit against its US counterpart, Currently, it is trading at 93.94 US cents.

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