PERTH: The Australian dollar has softened amid the release of key domestic business indicators, which were broadly in line with expectations.
At 12pm AEST on Monday, the currency was trading at US71.38c, down from US71.67c on Friday.
Company gross operating profits fell 1.9 per cent in the June quarter, the estimate of income from sales by manufacturers fell 0.5 per cent and estimated business inventories came in flat.





