Ordinaries Index: Rate Hike and Jobs Data

ordinaries index: Investors are waiting for key US jobs data out tonight, amid worries about a rate hike there, according to Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The big banks were all down by about 1 per cent. The All Ordinaries Index has closed at 5,470 and the ASX-200 has lost even more closing at 5,372. Westpac lost 33 cents to $29.17, the ANZ dropped 22 cents to $26.84 and NAB dipped 29 cents to $27.14. The stockbroking arm of the Commonwealth Bank has been fined $700,000, for failing to disclose information to thousands of its clients. Commonwealth Bank shares are 60 cents lower at $70.91. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.