* Investors await RBA policy meeting minutes on Tuesday
* China posts strong Jan-Feb economic data (Updates to close)
March 15 (Reuters) - Australian shares reversed course to close slightly higher on Monday, as strong economic data from the country’s top trading partner China buoyed sentiment, but weaker technology and mining stocks limited gains.
The S&P/ASX 200 index ended 0.1% higher at 6,773.00, extending the benchmark’s 0.8% rise on Friday.
Data on Monday showed China’s industrial output grew 35.1% in January-February from a year ago, better than the 30% expected in a Reuters poll.
China’s retail sales, fixed asset investment, refinery throughput and aluminium production for first two months of 2021 also marked strong growth.