Miners outweigh broader losses to keep ASX200 steady

Surging miners have outweighed losses across much of the local share market. (Craig Golding/AAP PHOTOS)

The local bourse has held its ground in a day of choppy trading in which surging miners outweighed losses across much of the market.

The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Wednesday finished up 4.3 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 7,519.2, extending its gains to a fourth consecutive session, albeit marginally.