Australian Market Report of August 4, 2010
The Australian stock market opened lower on Wednesday, shedding gains after hitting a six-week high on the previous day. In early trade, S&P/ASX200 index was down 0.3 per cent, at 4558.1 points, while All Ordinaries index had fallen 0.28 per cent, to 4573.8 points. Financial and industrial stocks were down 0.5 per cent and the materials sector was 0.4 per cent lower.