Social restrictions to be eased this weekend: Aus shares clos 1.9% lower
12 Jun 2020 - The local share market recovered from its session low of 3.4% but finished down 1.9%, amid weakness in bank stocks. Today’s falls come on the back of losses of 6 to 7 per cent on Wall Street on Thursday. Australia's 10-year bond yield has continued to come under pressure and the yield curve has flattened on the back of uncertainty about the strength of the economic recovery and the outlook for rates.