Australian miners hit 7-month low as copper prices fall

Fortescue

Today 03:26

** Shares of Australian miners .AXMM fall as much as 4.6%, their lowest level since March 25
** Sub-index posts its biggest intraday pct fall since September 11; down 8.4% in the week so far
** Copper prices fell to their lowest in more than five weeks on Thursday as further inflows into London Metal Exchange warehouses eased some supply fears MET/L
** Shares of mining behemoths BHP BHP.AX, Rio Tinto RIO.AX, and Fortescue FMG.AX down between 1.6% and 3.9%
** Sub-index down 0.6% YTD, including session's moves

 (Reporting by Roshan Thomas in Bengaluru)
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