Takeover target lithium mining company Liontown Resources declined 0.7 per cent after Gina Rinehart didn't rule out launching a bid to rival Albemarle's $66亿 acquisition plan.
Oil and gas company Santos fell 1.2 per cent. It secured $US85000万 ($13亿) in a 10-year bond sold to US investors. Woodside declined 1 per ent and Beach Energy lost 1.1 per cent.