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The Australian stock market is maintaining its early gains in mid-market moves on Friday, reversing some of the sharp losses in the previous session, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P\/ASX 200 is moving above the 8,650 level, with gains in energy, financial and technology<\/span> stocks.<\/p>\n The benchmark S&P\/ASX 200 Index is gaining 40.80 points or 0.47 percent to 8,655.20, after touching a high of 8,666.90 earlier. The broader All Ordinaries Index is up 32.60 points or 0.37 percent to 8,827.00. Australian stocks closed sharply lower on Thursday.<\/p>\n Among major miners, Mineral Resources and BHP Group are gaining almost 1 percent each, while Fortescue is edging up 0.2 percent. Rio Tinto is edging down 0.1 percent.<\/p>\n Oil stocks are mostly higher. Woodside Energy is adding almost 2 percent, Origin Energy is edging up 0.5 percent, Santos is gaining more than 2 percent and Beach energy is advancing more than 3 percent.<\/p>\n Among tech stocks, Afterpay and Square-owner Block is gaining almost 1 percent, Zip is adding more than 2 percent and Appen is surging almost 6 percent, while Xero and WiseTech Global are advancing more than 4 percent each.<\/p>\n Among the big four banks, National Australia Bank is gaining almost 1 percent, while Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ Banking are edging up 0.2 to 0.4 percent each.<\/p>\n Gold miners are mixed. Northern Star Resources is gaining almost 2 percent and Genesis Minerals is edging up 0.2 percent. Newmont and Evolution Mining are edging down 0.2 to 0.3 percent each, while Resolute Mining is losing more than 1 percent.<\/p>\n In other news, shares in Lendlease Group are down more than 5 percent after it extended MSG North sale deadline, with possible $160 million funding required if the deal collapses.<\/p>\n Shares in Artrya are jumping almost 17 percent on news that the Huntsville Hospital Health System signed a five-year commercial agreement.<\/p>\n Shares in Data#3 are surging more than 8 percent after it provided strong earnings forecast.<\/p>\n Shares in Praemium are also surging more than 8 percent after the resignation of its CEO Anthony Wamsteker.<\/p>\n In the currency market, the Aussie dollar is trading at $0.693 on Friday. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Market Analysis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n