ASX Market Close: Miners lead index higher as IT stocks drag | January 14, 2025

The ASX200 pared early gains and closed up 0.48% at 8,231 points. A lift in the iron ore price has driven big miners higher; Fortescue was the biggest winner, up 2.7%, followed by BHP, up 1.4% and Rio Tinto, up 0.8%.