India, June 28 -- The Australian stock market is notably higher on Monday, extending the gains in the previous session, despite the broadly negative cues from Wall Street on Friday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index is moving above the 8,800.00 level, with gains across most sectors led by gold miners and technology stocks.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index is gaining 41.20 points or 0.47 percent to 8,805.40, after touching a high of 8,805.40 earlier. The broader All Ordinaries Index is up 45.60 points or 0.51 percent to 9,009.80. Australian stocks closed modestly higher on Friday.
Among the major miners, Fortescue and BHP Group are edging up 0.2 to 0.4 percent each, while Rio Tinto is edging down 0.3 percent and Mineral Resources is losing al...