Updated September 4, 2026 — 11:01am,first published September 4, 2026 — 5:16am
Australian shares have fallen for three of the past four weeks after reporting season revealed a K-shaped market, with miners outperforming while economic worries weigh on earnings expectations elsewhere.
The S&P/ASX200 fell 14.2 points on Friday, down 0.16 per cent, to 9005.9, as the broader All Ordinaries lost 2.3 points, or 0.03 per cent, to 9196.
The top 200 has lost just under 1 per cent since Monday.
Interest rate markets now expect a nearly 80 per cent chance of a Reserve Bank cash rate hike later in September, after June quarter GDP figures came in hotter than expected.
