Australia's share market has edged higher after a choppy trading session, riding out the storm as strong commodity prices supported a mining sector rally.
The S&P/ASX200 rose 35 points, or 0.40 per cent, to 8,808.5 on Monday, as the broader All Ordinaries gained 38.5 points, or 0.42 per cent, to 9,099.4.
The top-200 spiked by more than 72 points just after the opening bell in an ultimately short-lived rally.
Mining stocks were the clear winners, as the raw materials sector rallied more than two per cent on the back of strong performances by large cap iron ore miners, gold miners and uranium plays.
The Australian dollar is buying 65.93 US cents, roughly on-par with Friday at 5pm, after the US dollar strength index recovered from hitting multi-year lows last week.