Aussie shares edge lower after RBA keeps rates on hold

The mining sector rose 2.4 per cent, with BHP and Rio Tinto both gaining more than three per cent. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

The local share market has finished slightly lower as the Reserve Bank kept rates on hold, even as the mining sector surged on new Chinese stimulus measures. 

The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Tuesday finished 10.9 points lower at 8,142.0, a drop of 0.13 per cent, while the broader All Ordinaries gained nine-tenths of a point to finish at 8,385.1.