Aussie shares finish flat after RBA's shock rates call

The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index has closed up 1.4 points, or 0.02 per cent, to 8,590.7. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

The local share market has finished about where it began after gyrating between positive and negative territory before and after the Reserve Bank's surprise decision on interest rates.

The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Tuesday closed up 1.4 points, or 0.02 per cent, to 8,590.7, while the broader All Ordinaries rose 2.3 points, or 0.03 per cent, to 8,828.7.