The Aussie dollar climbed above 69 US cents for the first time since February 2023 before dipping. -AAP Image
The local share market has finished slightly lower amid signs traders were selling Australian banking stocks at multi-year highs to move into the beaten-down mining sector.
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The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished lower for a third-straight day on Wednesday, dropping 15.6 points, or 0.19 per cent, to 8,126.4. The broader All Ordinaries fell 12.4 points, or 0.15 per cent, to 8,372.7.
The Australian dollar briefly climbed above 69 US cents for the first time since February 2023.
About 4.20pm it had faded but still finished at a 19-month high, buying 68.74 US cents, from 68.31 US cents at Tuesday's ASX close.
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