Australian share market closed lower for second consecutive day on Wednesday, 10 December 2014, due to slump in consumer sentiment and lingering fears about commodity prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index declined 23.70 points, or 0.45%, to close at 5259 and the broader All Ordinaries index lost 21.20 points, or 0.4%, to 5237.10. Market turnover was healthy, with 1.4 billion shares changed hands worth of A$4.92 billion. 532 stocks were up, while 775 were down.
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