Mumbai, Feb. 8 -- Australia stock market finished session modestly higher on Thursday, 08 February 2024, extending yesterday's gain, as investor sentiment underpinned on tracking positive cues from Wall Street overnight, with shares of tech, utilities, realty, and financial sectors led rally.

At closing bell, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index advanced 23.41 points, or 0.31%, to 7,639.25. The broader All Ordinaries index climbed up 24.31 points, or 0.31%, to 7,875.17.

Total 6 of 11 sectors ended higher along with the S&P/ASX 200 Index. Information Technology was the best performing sector, gaining +1.18%, followed by utilities (up 0.97%), A-REIT (up 0.74%), and financial (up 0.88%). Energy was the worst performing sector, falling 0.52%, fol...