S&P/ASX 200 slips as iron ore price hits 10-year high
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Iron ore price has set a record after surpassing its 2011 high of US$188 per tonne.
S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO) slipped 0.36% to 7020 points by 1.10 pm even as iron ore prices hit a decade high of more than US$190 per tonne overnight.
While the broader market was trading lower, iron ore miners Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) (+0.19%), BHP Group (ASX:BHP) (+0.62%) and Fortescue Metals (ASX:FMG) (+1.06%) were all higher.