April 16 (Reuters) - Australian shares struggled for direction on Friday, a day after marking their highest close in nearly 14 months, as gains in mining and gold stocks countered losses in energy names.
The S&P/ASX 200 index (xjo) fell 0.07% to 7,054 in early trade, but was on track to post its fourth straight weekly gain.
Energy stocks .AXEJ were the biggest drag on the benchmark index, down 0.84%, despite crude oil scaling fresh four-week highs on improving demand outlook.
Origin Energy Ltd (ORG) led losses on the sub-index with a drop of 2.98%, after cutting its annual profit guidance for its energy markets division.
Gold stocks .AXGD rose 3.7%, capping losses on the benchmark index. Silver Lake Resources Ltd (SLR) jumped 5.6%, followed by Red 5 Ltd (RED) , up 5.41%.
Overnight, bullion prices scaled a more than one-month peak as U.S. Treasury yields slipped.
Australian miners .AXMM rose as much as 0.7% after iron ore prices recovered from losses on strong demand in the previous session.
Tech stocks .AXIJ climbed 0.7%, led by a 5.2% jump in Altium Ltd (ALU) and 2.3% gain in Appen (APX) , after a tech-led Wall Street rally that was fuelled by falling bond yields and strong March U.S. retail sales.
In New Zealand, the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index (nz50) rose 0.38% to 12,684.6. Napier Port (NPH) led the gains, climbing as much as 2.3%, as it raised its outlook on bright market conditions.
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