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The Australian stock market is maintaining its early losses in mid-market moves on Friday, extending the losses in the previous session, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P\/ASX 200 is falling below the 8,700 level, with weakness across most sectors led by energy and technology<\/span> stocks.<\/p>\n The benchmark S&P\/ASX 200 Index is losing 59.70 points or 0.68 percent to 8,683.10, after hitting a low of 8,650.90 earlier. The broader All Ordinaries Index is down 60.20 points or 0.67 percent to 8,938.80. Australian stocks closed modestly lower on Thursday.<\/p>\n Among major miners, BHP Group and Rio Tinto Fortescue are gaining almost 1 percent each, while Mineral Resources is gaining more than 3 percent.<\/p>\n Oil stocks are mixed. Santos is edging up 0.1 percent and Origin Energy is gaining almost 1 percent, while Beach energy is losing almost 2 percent and Woodside Energy is down almost 1 percent.<\/p>\n Among tech stocks, Afterpay-owner Block is losing almost 1 percent and Appen is down more than 1 percent, while WiseTech Global and Xero are declining more than 2 percent each. Zip is gaining almost 1 percent.<\/p>\n Among the big four banks, Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank and Westpac are losing almost 2 percent each, while ANZ Banking is flat.<\/p>\n Gold miners are mostly lower. Evolution Mining is losing almost 1 percent and Resolute Mining is down almost 2 percent, while Northern Star Resources and Newmont are declining more than 1 percent each. Gold Road Resources is edging up 0.3 percent.<\/p>\n In other news, shares in 4DMedical are skyrocketing almost 21 percent after the respiratory imaging technology company revealed a significant investment from health<\/span> imaging giant Pro Medicus Ltd.<\/p>\n In the currency market, the Aussie dollar is trading at $0.643 on Friday. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Market Analysis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n