
A promising start has faded to a lacklustre finish for Australia's stock market as energy stocks tumbled and profit-taking weighed on miners.
The S&P/ASX200 rose 10.8 points on Thursday, or 0.13 per cent, to 8,617.3, as the broader All Ordinaries gained 12.7 points, or 0.14 per cent, to 8,912.