ASX hits 7-month low as Fed spooks

By Sarah Turner and Patrick Commins
Updated September 21 2017 - 7:28pm, first published 7:21pm
ASX 200 at close of business on the 20th of june 2013 Australian Stock Exchange , ASX, shares, markets, economy, investment, loss, dive, gain PHOTO DOMINIC LORRIMER
ASX 200 at close of business on the 20th of june 2013 Australian Stock Exchange , ASX, shares, markets, economy, investment, loss, dive, gain PHOTO DOMINIC LORRIMER
ASX hits 7-month low as Fed spooks
ASX hits 7-month low as Fed spooks
ASX hits 7-month low as Fed spooks
ASX hits 7-month low as Fed spooks

Australian shares slumped on Thursday to their lowest close in over seven months as investors reacted badly to the Federal Reserve's historic decision to take tentative steps to wind back its massive balance sheet.

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