Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Slips as RBA Holds Rates at 3.6% and Flags Possible 2026 Hike
Australian shares eased lower on Tuesday, 9 December 2025, as investors digested a cautious – and arguably hawkish – Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decision and a softer global risk backdrop. The S&P/ASX 200 fell around 0.4% (about 34 points) to roughly 8,590, while the broader All Ordinaries index also slipped around 0.4% to just under 8,880.CommBank+1 All 11 major sectors finished in the red, with energy and information technology leading the declines.CommBank+1 Market recap: ASX 200 extends its pullback After touching an all‑time high near 9,115 points in mid‑October, the ASX 200 has been in a choppier phase, retreating to a low around 8,383 in late November, a pullback of