All Ordinaries (ASX:XAO) flat as oil surges: Retailers slide on weaker sales
Eight of the markets 11 sectors finished weaker, after retail sales grew at just 0.2 per cent in August, following an 0.5% increase in July. This is likely to ensure interest rates remain on hold. Consumer facing businesses Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL) and Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) fell 1.9% and 0.8%.