ASX: Energy, property drag Australian share market lower

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Thu, 25 Jul 2024

By Poppy JohnstonAustralian shares have eased on weakness in property and energy as US big tech earnings underwhelmed and commodity prices fell.The Australian share market has inched lower, weighed down by property and energy stocks as commodity prices lost ground and tech heavyweight results underwhelmed in the US.The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Wednesday finished 7.4 points lower, or 0.1%, to 7,963.7 points, while the broader All Ordinaries fell 3.1 points, or 0.04%, to hold basically flat at 8,205.5 points.The property and energy secto...

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