Miners weigh on ASX, alcohol stocks in Australia and Japan tumble | Finance Report [Video]

The Australian dollar is still near a two-year low, while the ASX made very small gains, with mining stocks weighing on the market. Meanwhile, alcohol-related stocks across Australia and the Asia-Pacific, including Treasury Wine Estates, Kirin and Asahi, fell sharply after the US Surgeon General published a report on the link between cancer and liquor consumption, as finance presenter David Chau explains.

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