Aussie shares slip in lead up to AI chipmaker earnings

Gloomy consumer confidence and anxiety on interest rates is weighing on some stocks. (Steven Saphore/AAP PHOTOS)

The Australian share market has finished slightly lower in a quiet session before a make-or-break earnings report from AI chipmaker Nvidia. 

The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Tuesday dropped 12 points, or 0.15 per cent, to 7,851.7, while the broader All Ordinaries fell 11.9 points, or 0.15 per cent, to 8,120.2.