The Australian share market has closed lower, with a stronger Australian dollar weighing on sentiment.
At the close on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 18.6 points, or 0.33 per cent, lower at 5,696.5, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 18.4 points, or 0.32 per cent, at 5,692.4, according to preliminary figures.
On the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 12 points lower at 5,693, with 24,410 contracts traded.