
Australia's share market has handed back its early gains with interest as investors weigh clashing statements from the US and Iran on a potential path to de-escalation.
The S&P/ASX200 fell 8.6 points on Thursday, down 0.1 per cent, to 8,525.7, as the broader All Ordinaries lost 18.8 points, or 0.21 per cent, to 8,726.5.