
Santa has skipped a late appearance on Australia's share market, with the local bourse limping to year's end with a second straight day of losses.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Tuesday fell 75.9 points, or 0.92 per cent, to an 11-day low of 8,159.1, while the broader All Ordinaries dropped 75.5 points, or 0.89 per cent, to 8,420.5.