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The Australian stock market is trimming its early losses in mid-market moves on Friday, snapping a five-session winning streak, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P\/ASX 200 is falling to near the 9,250 level, with weakness in financial and technology<\/span> stocks partially offset by gains in gold miners and energy stocks.<\/p>\n The benchmark S&P\/ASX 200 Index is losing 8.90 points or 0.09 percent to 9,262.70, after hitting a low of 9,216.70 earlier. The broader All Ordinaries Index is down 6.80 points or 0.07 percent to 9,445.20. Australian stocks closed notably higher on Thursday.<\/p>\n Among major miners, Rio Tinto and BHP Group are edging down 0.1 percent each, while Fortescue is losing almost 1 percent. Mineral Resources is gaining almost 2 percent.<\/p>\n Oil stocks are mostly higher. Woodside Energy and Santos are gaining almost 1 percent each, while Origin Energy is edging up 0.3 percent. Beach energy is losing almost 1 percent.<\/p>\n Among tech stocks, Afterpay and Square-owner Block is sliding almost 5 percent, Zip is losing almost 4 percent and Appen is slipping almost 3 percent, while Xero and WiseTech Global are gaining more than 1 percent each.<\/p>\n Among the big four banks, Commonwealth Bank and Westpac are declining almost 2 percent each, while ANZ Banking and National Australia Bank are losing more than 1 percent each.<\/p>\n Gold miners are mostly higher. Northern Star Resources and Evolution Mining are gaining almost 1 percent, while Newmont and Resolute Mining are advancing more than 1 percent each. Genesis Minerals is adding more than 2 percent.<\/p>\n In the currency market, the Aussie dollar is trading at $0.703 on Friday. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Market Analysis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n