Australian sharemarket eases for second straight day after negative Wall Street lead over rising COVID cases – NEWS.com.au

The Australian sharemarket fell for the second straight day after a negative lead from Wall Street over concerns about growing COVID-19 cases around the world.The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index retreated below the 7000-point mark, finishing 0.29 per cent lower at 6997.5 while the All Ordinaries Index shed 0.32 per cent to 7258.9.
CommSec analyst James Tao said the US and Australian markets had hit record highs in recent days, so some easing was being seen.
OpenMarkets Group chief executive Ivan Tchourilov…

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