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Aussie dollar hits eight-month high as shares slide

The Aussie dollar was trading for more than 66 US cents for the first time since early November. (Joel Carrett, Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

The Australian share market has lost ground after slightly hawkish comments by Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock, while the local currency climbed to an eight-month high.

The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Thursday dropped 27.8 points, or 0.32 per cent, to 8,709.4, while the broader All Ordinaries fell 22 points, or 0.24 per cent, to 8,979.4.

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