Australian miners fall on weakening iron ore prices
BUZZ-Australian miners fall on weakening iron ore prices ** Australian miners .AXMM fall 1.1%, their lowest since June 12, and on track for its fourth straight session of losses, if current trend holds
** Benchmark .AXJO down 0.2%
** Miners lose tracking iron ore prices which hit near four-month low, weighed down by prospects of rising shipments from major suppliers in the run-up to the end of Q2 IRONORE/
** Index heavyweight BHP Group BHP.AX down as much as 0.3%, diversified miner, Mineral Resources MIN.AX down 2.5%
** YTD, Sub-index up 14.2%, AXJO up 1%
(Reporting by Aamir Sheik Khalid in Bengaluru)
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