Monday, April 30, 2007

Australia Shares Slide, Led by Rio Tinto, Aristocrat Leisure; Santos Jumps

(Bloomberg) -- Australian stocks dropped, led by companies that rely on global growth after U.S. consumer spending slowed in March and construction spending eased. Rio Tinto Group and Westfield Group led declines.

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. slumped after the company forecast first-half profit growth below market expectations.


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