Summary

• The ASX 200 is down 0.9%, having gained 1.9% on Wednesday
• Victoria recorded 317 new coronavirus cases, the biggest daily increase so far. Two men in their 80s have died. 
• Unemployment rose to a 22-year high 7.4% in June with nearly 1 million Aussies out of work
• China's Q2 GDP grew by 3.2% but retail sales slumped unexpectedly