Australian Stock Market Report – Afternoon 9/20/2012

By International Business Times,  September 20, 2012, 04:42:11 AM EDT

MARKET CLOSE
(4.30pm AEST)

The Australian sharemarket lost a little ground for the second time this week, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) slipping by 0.5 pct or 20.6 pts to 4419.8. The defensive healthcare and telco sectors ended higher, however all other regions of the market lost ground. Volume and value of shares traded was significantly higher than usual due to equity index expiry today.

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