Australian shares started the week lower on Monday, led down by heavyweight banking and gold stocks, as investors brace for the domestic central bank's interest rate decision this week.
The S&P/ASX 200 index dropped 0.5% to 8,510.1, as of 1208 GMT. The benchmark had closed 0.4% higher on Friday, after hitting a record high of 8,615.20.
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