AU Evening Wrap: Australia Shares Lose 0.7%; BHP Falls 2.4%, WOW Down 6.6%
$S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ closed 0.7% lower at 7608.4 amid weakness in shares of its two largest companies and its biggest supermarket chain.
The materials sector lost 1.4%, with $Rio Tinto Ltd (RIO.AU)$ and $Fortescue Ltd (FMG.AU)$ finishing 1.75% and 3.4% lower, respectively.
$BHP Group Ltd (BHP.AU)$ shed 2.35% as analysts cut forecasts following the prior session's announcement of a larger-than-expected fall in the iron-ore giant's H1 profit.
$CommBank (CBA.AU)$ traded ex-dividend and lost 2.0%.
Consumer staples was the worst performing of the ASX 200's 11 sectors, shedding 4.3% as supermarket giant $Woolworths Group Ltd (WOW.AU)$ lost 6.6% after posting an impairment-driven H1 loss and the retirement of its CEO.
Logistics-software provider $WiseTech Global Ltd (WTC.AU)$ surged 11% on a stronger-than-expected 1H performance.
S&P/ASX 200 Movers for Wednesday (Feb/21)
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10 Top-Traded AU Stocks for Wednesday (Feb/21)
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Source: Dow Jones Newswires, AFR
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