Australia market suffers from miners, healthcare stocks

The Australian share market finished lower on Thursday, 14 May 2015, on profit booking following gains on the previous two sessions, with resource-related players being major losers after a leap in the Aussie dollar to a four-month high. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index declined 18.50 points, or 0.32%, to 5696.60, while the broader All Ordinaries Index lost 18.30 points, or 0.32%, to 5692.50. Market turnover was relatively strong, with 2 billion shares changing hands worth of A$5.39 billion.

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