ASX retreats as tech firms slide; coal miners surge after mine fire
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ASX retreats as tech firms slide; coal miners surge after mine fire
Welcome to your five-minute recap of the trading day.
The numbers
Miners and energy companies helped claw back some of the early losses on the Australian sharemarket on Monday, but technology stocks and healthcare firms weighed down the local bourse following a negative lead from Wall Street overnight.
The S&P/ASX 200 Index fell 16.8 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 7750.7.
The lifters
Miners (up 1 per cent), …