Australia's Wesfarmers loses most in nearly five months in ex-dividend trade

WESFARMERS

02/09/2025 05:47

** Shares of Australia's Wesfarmers WES.AX fall as much as 3.1% to A$88.08, posting their biggest intraday pct drop since April 7

** Diversified conglomerate trades ex-dividend; to pay final dividend of A$1.11 per share

** WES among top losers on the S&P/ASX 200 consumer discretionary index .AXDJ, which is down 2.1%

** Stock last down 3.1%, paring YTD gains to 23.2%

(Reporting by Keshav Singh Chundawat in Bengaluru)

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