ASX shakes off retail woes to post gains

By Jens Meyer and Patrick Commins
Updated May 25 2017 - 7:43pm, first published 7:32pm
Generic Images (Sydney); ASX, Stock, Banking, Markets, Business, Finance, Stock Exchange, Money. 12th March 2013. AFR Photo by Angus Mordant.
Generic Images (Sydney); ASX, Stock, Banking, Markets, Business, Finance, Stock Exchange, Money. 12th March 2013. AFR Photo by Angus Mordant.

The sharemarket recouped early losses on Thursday as gains in resource stocks offset a terrible session for retailers, which were hit by Topshop's failure as well as a broker downgrade of the out-of-favour sector.

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