Property stocks a modest buffer amid stockmarket rout

Some listed property trusts fell while other stocks remained safe. The S&P/ASX 200 index decreased by 3.2 per cent while the S&P/ASX 200 AREIT index dropped 2.58 per cent.

Major group Charter Hall's listed retail fund avoided some of the damage with of a decrease of 0.53 per cent. However Charter Hall itself dropped 5.42 per cent while Abacus fell 4.2 per cent and Mirvac decreased by 3.4 per cent.

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