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Australian stocks slipped 57 points or 0.7% to 8,783 on Friday morning deals following a subdued session the day before, dragged by overnight weakness on Wall Street as the Middle East conflict escalated after the U.S. launched its latest wave of airstrikes on Iran. Locally, traders turned cautious ahead of next week’s June labor data, following May’s strongest jobs growth in five months, even as unemployment hovered near a four-year high. Still, losses were partly capped by hopes that the main trading partner, China, could unveil new support measures at the Politburo meeting in late July to counter sluggish Q2 GDP growth. Electronic tech, non-energy minerals, and manufacturing led the downside, partly offset by strength in energy minerals, retail trade, and process industries. Heavyweights BHP Group fell 2.6%, alongside Northern Star Resources (-3.7%), Evolution Mining (-4.4%), and South32 (-3.2%). For the week, the market is tracking a 0.2% loss, extending the prior period’s drop.
