Bn Shares

cent: External Link: Comm Sec tweet: 2.7bn shares were traded Wednesday, worth an above average $6.6bn. 355 stocks rose, 734 fell & 372 ended flat #ausbiz, according to Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The ASX 200 posted its biggest one-day loss since mid-September, dropping 1.5 per cent to 5,360, while the All Ords also lost 1.5 per cent to 5,442. Map: Australia Australian shares have tumbled to five-week lows, dragged down by major companies and after Wesfarmers' Coles posted its weakest sales increase since 2009. The Australian market underperformed compared to the rest of the region, with Japan Nikkei 0.1 per cent higher while the Hang Seng slipped 0.8 per cent. Investors are also exercising caution ahead of the US election on November 8. Sentiment was also dampened as Wall Street fell from two-week highs after investors rushed to the exits following disappointing results from machinery maker Caterpillar. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.