The S&P/ASX 200 is trading 0.51 per cent higher at 6,989.40.
FuturesThe SPI futures are up 39 points.
Best and worst performersThe best-performing sector is Energy, up 3.23 per cent. The worst-performing sector is Consumer Staples, down 0.63 per cent.
The best-performing large cap is Evolution Mining
(ASX:EVN), trading 7.34 per cent higher at $3.585. It is followed by shares in Newcrest Mining
(ASX:NCM) and Northern Star Resources
(ASX:NST).
The worst-performing large cap is EBOS Group
(ASX:EBO), trading 2.21 per cent lower at $32.32. It is followed by shares in Pilbara Minerals
(ASX:PLS) and Qantas Airways
(ASX:QAN).
Asian marketsJapan's Nikkei has lost -0.26 per cent.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng has gained 1.58 per cent.
China's Shanghai Composite has lost 0.48 per cent.
Commodities and the dollarGold is trading at US$1,865.00 an ounce.
Light crude is trading $3.58 higher at US$86.37 a barrel.
One Australian dollar is buying 63.68 US cents.