Australia's share market has handed back an early improvement after the morning's optimism gave way to caution by the afternoon, ahead of key incoming economic data.
The S&P/ASX200 fell 29.1 points on Tuesday, down 0.33 per cent, to 8,787, as the broader All Ordinaries lost 42.9 points, or 0.48 per cent, to 8,988.3.
