At 12pm AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 43.9 points, or 0.97
per cent, at 4477.5 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen
43.5 points, or 0.96 per cent, to 4495.3 points. EL & C Baillieu
Stockbroking director Richard Morrow said the market had a firm