Aussie stocks fall 1.5 pct financials weak
Thursday July 10, 2008, 4:15 pm(Updates to close)
SYDNEY, July 10 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell 1.5 percent on Thursday, led down by financials such as Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC.ax) on concerns about credit markets and slowing economic growth.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index JO fell 74.5 points to 4,937.4, based in the latest available data. The index fell as much as 1.9 percent earlier in the session to its lowest level since July 2006. (Reporting by Geraldine Chua)
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