India, Feb. 13 -- The Australian stock market is maintaining its early gains in mid-market moves on Friday, extending the gains in the previous three sessions, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is moving up to stay just below the 8,600 level at fresh all-time highs, with gains across most sectors led by technology stocks.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index is gaining 41.40 points or 0.49 percent to 8,581.40, after touching an all-time high of 8,615.20 earlier. The broader All Ordinaries Index is up 46.90 points or 0.53 percent to 8,851.10. Australian stocks closed slightly higher on Thursday.
Among major miners, BHP Group is gaining almost 1 percent and Rio Tinto is adding more than 1 p...