
The Australian share market has closed lower, with the big iron ore miners and a supermarket giant faring especially badly in another busy day for earnings season.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Wednesday finished down 50.6 points, or 0.66 per cent, to 7,608.4, while the broader All Ordinaries dropped 51.5 points, or 0.65 per cent, to 7,860.0.