Closing Bell 19th August: A2Milk drops on earnings and China woes. XJO edges higher, nears 8000
Trading on the Australian sharemarket was subdued as investors digested a series of profit results released on Monday. The S&P/ASX 200 Index inched up 0.2 percent, recovering from earlier losses, driven by a rally in the utilities sector, led by Origin’s 2.7 percent gain. Conversely, the consumer staples sector underperformed, declining 1.2 percent.