
The local bourse has closed lower, pulling back after a roughly two-week Santa rally left shares at their best collective level since February.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Thursday finished down 33.8 points, or 0.45 per cent, to 7,504.1, while the broader All Ordinaries fell 36.2 points, or 0.47 per cent, to 7,727.8.