The Australian share market has finished the year with a whimper, dropping 0.9 per cent. -AAP Image
Santa didn't make a late appearance on Australia's share market, with the local bourse limping to year's end with a second straight day of losses.
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The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Tuesday fell 75.9 points, or 0.92 per cent, to an 11-day low of 8,159.1, while the broader All Ordinaries dropped 75.5 points, or 0.89 per cent, to 8,420.5.
Trading finished early on Tuesday for the holiday.
For 2024, the ASX200 gained 7.5 per cent, or 11.4 per cent including dividends.
It dropped 1.3 per cent for the fourth quarter and finished December down 3.3 per cent from where it started.
The Australian dollar was buying 62.16 US cents, from 62.43 US cents at Monday's ASX close.
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