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* Commodity sectors lead declines
* Rio Tinto agrees to buy rest of Canada's Turquoise Hill
* Gold stocks hit lowest since Oct 2018 (Updates to close)
By Archishma Iyer
Sept 1 (Reuters) - Australian shares closed at a five-week low on Thursday, as miners and gold stocks slid on weaker commodity prices, while the benchmark index also tracked overnight slide on Wall Street.
The S&P/ASX 200 index ended 2% lower at 6,845.6 points, the lowest level since July 28.
Global equities were on the bac...
>>> Read more: Australia shares end at 5-week low as miners, gold stocks weigh
* Rio Tinto agrees to buy rest of Canada's Turquoise Hill
* Gold stocks hit lowest since Oct 2018 (Updates to close)
By Archishma Iyer
Sept 1 (Reuters) - Australian shares closed at a five-week low on Thursday, as miners and gold stocks slid on weaker commodity prices, while the benchmark index also tracked overnight slide on Wall Street.
The S&P/ASX 200 index ended 2% lower at 6,845.6 points, the lowest level since July 28.
Global equities were on the bac...
>>> Read more: Australia shares end at 5-week low as miners, gold stocks weigh
