The local bourse has snapped its four-day winning streak, retreating from the previous day's all-time high amid geopolitical jitters after Ukraine fired American-made ballistic missiles into Russia for the first time.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Wednesday finished down 47.7 points, or 0.57 per cent, to 8,326.3, while the broader All Ordinaries dropped 50.1 points, or 0.58 per cent, to 8,579.1.
