
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.