Banks drag ASX to narrow loss
The sharemarket closed slightly lower, with Westpac the single biggest drag on the benchmark index, while the Aussie dollar fell top a three-week low.
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Myriam Robin
Myriam Robin is a markets reporter based in the Financial Review's Melbourne newsroom.
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