On the Sydney Futures Exchange this morning, the share price index futures contract was 63 points higher at 4691 points.

Tuesday trading saw the benchmark S&P/ASX200 Index going down 18.40 points (0.4 percent) to 4582.90, and the broader All Ordinaries Index dropping 17.8 points (0.38 percent) to 4660.6 points. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index futures contract had fallen 24 points to 4614. A total of 34,051 contracts were traded.

BHP Billiton Limited (ASX: BHP) dropped 50 cents at $39.50
Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO) also went down by $1.08 to settle at $77.00

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX: ANZ) lost 11 cents at $23.57
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) slipped with 29 cents at $51.25
National Australia Bank Limited (ASX: NAB) dropped eight cents at $25.37
Westpac Banking Corporation dropped 21 cents at $23.11

AMP Limited (ASX: AMP) dropped three cents at $5.25
Insurance Australia Group Limited (ASX: IAG) went back up with two cents at $3.64
QBE Insurance Group Limited (ASX: QBE) dropped eight cents at $17.18

Telstra Corporation Limited (ASX: TLS) dipped one cent at $2.62

David Jones Limited (ASX: DJS) went down 20 cents to settle at $4.87
Harvey Norman Holdings Limited (ASX: HVN) stayed flat at $3.80
Wesfarmers Limited (ASX: WES) went up with 24 cents at $33.28
Woolworths Limited gained 22 cents at $29.81

Toll Holdings Limited (ASX: TOL) increased 11 cents at $6.71
Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN) went down one cent at $2.80