Australia's share market has handed back an early lead to end the session lower, after hotter-than-expected inflation figures raised the odds of incoming interest rate hikes.
The S&P/ASX200 fell 36.8 points on Wednesday, down 0.4 per cent, to 9,127.8, as the broader All Ordinaries lost 36.1 points, or 0.39 per cent, to 9,338.8.