Australian share market finished an eventful day slightly lower on Tuesday, 07 October 2014, with gains by the big miners offset falls from the banks, retailers and health care companies. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index declined 0.16% to 5284.20 and the broader All Ordinaries Index slid 0.15% to 5284.80. Turnover was relatively healthy with 1.79 billion shares worth of A$5.25 billion traded today.
Sydney stock market opened flat and then dropped heavily in morning trade, before staging a gradual recovery in the afternoon, as the Reserve Bank kept interest rates on hold and retained its stance on a period of stability in interest rates.
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