THE share market closed lower for the ninth consecutive session for the first time in more than 12 years, after US markets closed in the red overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 13.6 points to 5796.1 and the broader All Ordinaries lost 13.8 points to 5857. The last time the Australian share market experienced nine straight negative closes was in September 1995. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was down 25 points at 5792 on a...
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