On the Sydney Futures Exchange this morning, the share price index futures contract was three points higher at 4718 points. Trading overseas lacked luster as Wall Street closed almost unchanged.

Monday trading saw the benchmark S&P/ASX200 Index closed 16.10 points (0.34 percent) higher at 4697.5, and the broader All Ordinaries Index gaining 21.6 points (0.46 percent) to 4762.1 points.

BHP Billiton Limited (ASX: BHP) jumped with 45 cents to reach $41.45
Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO) also went up with 54 cents to settle at $80.09

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX: ANZ) rose slightly by nine cents at $24.16
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) remained at $51.12
National Australia Bank Limited (ASX: NAB) gained five cents at $25.80
Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX: WBC), however, continued to decreased two cents further at $23.16

AMP Limited (ASX: AMP) also slightly dropped one cent more at $5.27
Insurance Australia Group Limited (ASX: IAG) this time moved down with two cents at $3.71
QBE Insurance Group Limited (ASX: QBE) decreased three cents at $17.24

Telstra Corporation Limited (ASX: TLS) gained another two cents at $2.68
Telecom Corporation of New Zealand in Australia (ASX: TEL) took a turn downwards with one cent to settle at $1.56

David Jones Limited (ASX: DJS) slightly gained with one cent to settle at $4.94
Harvey Norman Holdings Limited (ASX: HVN) continued downward with four cents at $3.68
Wesfarmers Limited (ASX: WES) went down, too, with 38 cents at $33.62
Woolworths Limited (ASX: WOW) continued to drop, this time, with 50 cents at $29.20

Toll Holdings Limited (ASX: TOL) decreased six cents at $6.80
Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN) stayed at $2.90