The mining sector rose 2.4 per cent, with BHP and Rio Tinto both gaining more than three per cent. -AAP Image
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.Â
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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.
The Australian dollar climbed as high as 68.69 US cents in afternoon trading, its highest level since December, before falling sharply.
At 4.30pm the Aussie was buying 68.20 US cents, from 68.11 US cents at Monday's ASX close.
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