The S&P/ASX 200 finished 1.2% higher at 8,553 on Thursday, breaking a two-session slide to lift off five-month lows, supported by a broad-based rally and a tech-led boost from Wall Street. The local mining sector climbed 2.6%, tracking gains in iron ore and copper, with heavyweight BHP up 1.9% and Rio Tinto 2.2%. Gold miners also advanced 2.7% on firmer bullion prices, led by Northern Star’s 3.8% rise and Evolution Mining’s 3.3% gain. Financials rebounded by 1.2% on dip buying after the sector hit six-month low in the prior session, led by top lender Commonwealth Bank, up 1.1%. Additionally, technology stocks surged 2.4%, boosted by their Wall Street peers after chip giant Nvidia’s blowout earnings reignited confidence in the artificial intelligence trade. On the downside, energy stocks fell 0.4% as easing oil prices, amid renewed US efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, weighed on Woodside and Santos, down 0.6% and 0.8%, respectively.