India, Feb. 11 -- The Australian stock market turns to green in mid-market trading on Wednesday after opening in the red, extending the gains in the previous session, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 moving above the 8,500 level, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight, with gains in energy and financial stocks partially offset by weakness in mining and technology stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index is gaining 28.30 points or 0.33 percent to 8,512.30, after hitting a low of 8,469.70 and a high of 8,513.50 earlier. The broader All Ordinaries Index is up 24.60 points or 0.28 percent to 8,776.20. Australian stocks ended slightly higher on Tuesday.
Among major miners, BHP Group is edging down 0.2 percent, while Rio Tinto and Mine...