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The Australian market is turning its early losses to modest gains in mid-market moves on Thursday, extending the gains in the previous five sessions, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P\/ASX 200 is staying well above the 8,100 level, with gains in some technology<\/span> stocks nearly offset by weakness in mining and energy stocks amid softer commodity prices.<\/p>\n The benchmark S&P\/ASX 200 Index is gaining 17.30 points or 0.21 percent to 8,143.50, after hitting a low of 8,109.70 earlier. The broader All Ordinaries Index is up 19.40 points or 0.23 percent to 8,360.40. Australian stocks ended significantly higher on Wednesday. <\/p>\n Among major miners, Mineral Resources is edging down 0.3 percent and Fortescue Metals is down almost 1 percent, while BHP Group and Rio Tinto are losing more than 1 percent each.<\/p>\n Oil stocks are mostly lower. Woodside Energy is declining more than 2 percent, while Santos and Origin Energy are edging down 0.1 to 0.5 percent each. Beach energy is edging up 0.4 percent.<\/p>\n In the tech space, Afterpay owner Block is losing almost 1 percent, Zip is down more than 1 percent and Appen is declining 2.5 percent, while WiseTech Global is advancing more than 5 percent and Xero is adding more than 2 percent.<\/p>\n Among the big four banks, Commonwealth Bank is gaining almost 1 percent, while Westpac, National Australia Bank and ANZ Banking are edging down 0.1 to 0.4 percent each. <\/p>\n Among gold miners, Newmont and Evolution Mining are losing more than 1 percent each, while Resolute Mining is declining almost 2 percent and Northern Star Resources is edging down 0.4 percent. Gold Road Resources is edging up 0.2 percent.<\/p>\n In the currency market, the Aussie dollar is trading at $0.641 on Thursday. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Market Analysis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n