Australia Shares Lose 0.7% as BHP, Woolworths Fall

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.7% lower at 7608.4 amid weakness in shares of its two largest companies and its biggest supermarket chain.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.7% lower at 7608.4 amid weakness in shares of its two largest companies and its biggest supermarket chain.