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The S&P/ASX 200 index closed up 0.04 per cent at 6,976.9 points, having gained as much as 0.3 per cent during the session.
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Australian mining stocks tumbled 0.7 per cent to mark their third straight session in the red, even as iron ore prices jumped on robust demand worldwide.
Australian shares surrendered early gains in a choppy session to end flat on Tuesday as investors awaited inflation data from the United States before making further bets, with energy and mining firms cancelling out gains in tech stocks.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed up 0.04 per cent at 6,976.9 points, having gained as much as 0.3 per cent during the session.