ASX closes at 6-week low as odds of another interest rate rise increase | Finance Report | ABC NEWS

The Australian share market ended at its lowest level in six weeks on Tuesday, shedding 1 per cent at the close of trade.

It came after Westpac became the last of the big four banks to change its interest rate forecast, with it now predicting the Reserve Bank of Australia will lift rates to 4.6 per cent at its meeting in November.

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