The share market is weaker following bomb attacks in Belgium, amid subdued trading ahead of the Easter weekend.
Wall Street provided a weak lead, losing ground in the wake of the bombings in Brussels, with travel sector stocks, including airlines and hotels, among the worst performers.
Local travel stocks were not hit as hard, though Flight Centre, Sydney Airport and Qantas were all lower.
Each of the big four banks were also lower, as were most of the miners and energy players, including Woodside, which has shelved its key multi-billion dollar Browse liquefied natural gas (LNG).
KEY FACTS:
* At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 27.1 points, or 0.52 per cent, at 5,139.5 points.
* The broader All Ordinaries index was down 26.7 points, or 0.51 per cent, at 5,204.1 points.
* The June share price index futures contract was 38 points lower at 5,125 points, with 14,889 contracts traded.
* National turnover was 567 million securities traded, worth $1.28 billion.
