Australian Shares are Dipping in Quiet Trading Session

• The Australian market is trading slightly lower as today's trading session is considered as a quiet one. In morning, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index opened flat previous level of 5,350 while the broader All Ordinaries also opened at last closing level of 5,352

• At 1205 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had dropped 14 points, or 0.26 per cent, to 5,336.1 points. The broader All Ordinaries index had shed 12.1 points, or 0.23 per cent, to 5,339.7 points.

• At 1200 AEDT among the big miners, BHP Billiton was off 22 cents at $37.55, Rio Tinto had sagged 59 cents to $67.77, and Fortescue Metals had dumped four cents to $5.78.

• The Australian dollar is trading weak against its US counterpart at 89.49 US cents.

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