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business reporter Samuel Yang and wires

ASX hits seven-week low as commodity stocks slide

Australian shares have touched a seven-week low a day after the country's central bank raised rates, as a slide in commodity stocks and Wall Street weighed on the benchmark index.

The Reserve Bank raised interest rates for a fifth consecutive time on Tuesday, sending its official cash rate to a seven-year high of 2.35 per cent. It also signalled that more hikes will be required to temper surging inflation. 

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