# Australian shares listless as traders weigh up conflicting coronavirus economic information - ABC News

> Australian shares were listless on Monday, with the All Ordinaries ending down about 15 points to 6,246 and the ASX 200 closing down 0.2 per cent. Company profits rose in the June quarter, while Reserve Bank data showed weaker private credit demand in July. Traders were weighing mixed economic signals ahead of an expected recession and an unchanged RBA rate decision.

- Date: 2020-08-31 · published 2020-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51893-australian-shares-listless-as-traders-weigh-up-conflicting-coronavirus-economic
- Commodities: [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md)

## Why it matters

This is a domestic equity market update with no direct link to feed or grain supply. It has little bearing on feed commodity prices.

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-31/share-market-asx-wall-st-dow-jones-aud/12611868

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