Original article by Vanessa Desloires
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 28 : 2-Sep-15

The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 2.1 per cent or 110.6 points to 5,096.4 on 1 September 2015. The market lost $A32 billion in capitalisation. Investor sentiment was negatively affected by a fall in China’s official purchasing manager’s index, from 50 in July 2015 to 49.7 in August. BHP Billiton declined 2.1 per cent to $A24.65 and Rio Tinto fell 1.8 per cent to $A49.37.

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RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED – ASX WPL, AGL ENERGY LIMITED – ASX AGL, SYDNEY AIRPORT – ASX SYD, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, SHANGHAI COMPOSITE INDEX, ASX LIMITED – ASX ASX, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB