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Australian shares ease below 9,000 as financials, healthcare weigh

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell below 9,000, dropping 0.4% to 8,979.70 by 0012 GMT as banking and healthcare stocks neared one-week lows. Investors stayed wary of energy-fuelled inflation.

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Australian shares eased on Tuesday, slipping below the key 9,000-point level as banking and healthcare stocks fell to near one-week lows, with investors still wary of energy-fuelled inflation. 70 by 0012 GMT. 1% on Monday.