Thanks afternoon crew.
End-of-day summary:
The share market closed at a two-week low as gains in banks and gold miners were outweighed by declines elsewhere as dividend season cranked into gear.
The ASX 200 dropped 27 points or 0.3% to a third straight loss.
A record for spot gold this afternoon helped the gold sub-sector to a new high. Perseus Mining, Ramelius and Regis Resources led the advance.
NAB, Westpac and CBA all gained more than 0.8%. Drags included Wesfarmers, Woolworths and Santos as they traded ex-dividend.
US stock futures ticked lower ahead of the resumption of trade tonight following the Labor Day long weekend. S&P 500 futures were down 0.15% as the Australian market closed.
