The benchmark S&P/ASX200 has fallen 51 points, or 0.57 per cent, to 8,826.7 in midweek trade. -AAP Image
Australia's share market has more than wiped the previous session's gains, as financials, miners and real estate stocks weighed on the bourse.
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The S&P/ASX200 fell 61 points, or 0.69 per cent, to 8,816.4, as the broader All Ordinaries slipped 58.2 points, or 0.64 per cent, to 9,093.
The top-200 is down roughly 0.6 per cent for the week and has tumbled more than two per cent since its record 9,054.5 close on August 22.
Only three of 11 sectors closed higher, as financials (-0.7 per cent), materials (-1.0 per cent), real estate (-1.4 per cent) and consumer discretionary stocks (-1.3 per cent) dragged.
The Australian dollar is buying 66.77 US cents, up slightly from 66.65 US cents on Tuesday at 5pm, with the US dollar strength index at multi-year lows.
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