trading today: The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index plunged almost 3 per cent in the first 15 minutes of trading today, falling 179.1 points to 6,461.2 points, according to Nine News Australia. The broader All Ordinaries Index fell 185.5 points, or 2.76 per cent, to 6,525.1 points. To improve your experience update it shares plunge as US-China trade war escalates By AAP12 37pm Aug 6, than 50 billion has been wiped from the value of the Australian share market after a dramatic escalation of trade tensions between China and the United States triggered a global sell-off. The Australian dollar also dived this morning, hitting a low of US67.51 cents. The dollar settled at US67.83. Stocks appeared to stabilise at around 6480 points by midday still down 2.4 per cent from the start of trade.
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