Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Eases as RBA Hawkish Shift and Fed Decision Keep Investors on Edge (10 December 2025)
The Australian stock market spent Wednesday treading water, weighed down by a hawkish Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), rising bond yields and bail ahead of a key US Federal Reserve rate decision. The S&P/ASX 200 – Australia’s main benchmark of the top 200 listed companies, covering around three-quarters of local equity market value – finished slightly lower, around 8,577 points, down about 0.1% after trading between roughly 8,560 and 8,610 during the session.Market Index+ 2Intelligent Investor+ 2 Losses were modest but extended Tuesday’s 0.45% fall to 8,585.9 , which followed the RBA’s clear signal that rate cuts are off the