
The Australian share market has taken its second-biggest loss of the year as worries around technology valuations, inflation and global economic factors wore at investor confidence.
The S&P/ASX200 tumbled 167.3 points on Tuesday, down 1.94 per cent, to 8,469.1, as the broader All Ordinaries dropped 177.4 points, or 1.99 per cent, to 8,738.3.