The Australian market could start the week low since trading on Saturday morning was 22 points lower at 4637.

The US S&P500 increased less than a point to 1125.59 while the European FTSE 100 dropped 31.69 points to 5508.45.

At the close of Friday's trading, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 Index was up 33.6 points (0.7 percent), at 4638.9, taking gains for the week to 1.7 percent. The broader All Ordinaries Index climbed 35.1 points (0.8 percent), to 4685.1.

A look at all major players should mark a fresh start for the week. The mines would seem to always have BHP Billiton Limited (ASX: BHP) and Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO). BHP was at $39.90 up 15 cents and Rio Tinto was at $75.53 up $1.74.

Even the banks enjoyed gains. Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX: WBC) was at $23.41 up 13 cents. The National Australia Bank (ASX: NAB) was at $25.97 up 19 cents. The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX: ANZ) was at $23.83 up 17 cents. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) was at $52.71 up seven cents.

Share prices were fluctuating across the retail industry. Woolworths Limited (ASX: WOW) was at $28.76 down one cent. Harvey Norman holdings Limited (ASX: HVN) was at $3.94 up 9 cents. David Jones Limited (ASX: DJS) was at $5.24 up 4 cents.

Transportation would try to speed up this week as Toll Holdings Limited (ASX: TOL) was at $6.75 up one cent. Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN) was at $2.68 up one cent.