The Aussie market has continued its weaker start to September with the ASX 200 falling a second successive session. The benchmark index lost 41pts or 0.55% to 7,485. Mining giant, BHP was the single largest contributor falling 6.8% and wiping 28 points from the ASX 200 alone as it traded ex-dividend. It is paying a record dividend and set to return ~$8b to shareholders later this month