Australian Market Slightly Trims Early Gains In Mid-market

(RTTNews) - The Australian market is slightly trimming its early gains in mid-market moves on Thursday, reversing the slight losses in the previous session, despite the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is moving above the 8,400 level, with gains in energy and technology stocks partially offset by a mixed performance in mining and financial stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index is gaining 16.30 points or 0.19 percent to 8,413.20, after touching a high of 8,427.30 earlier. The broader All Ordinaries Index is up 16.40 points or 0.19 percent to 8,641.30. Australian stocks ended slightly lower on Wednesday. Among major miners, BHP Group is edging down 0.