The local bourse is holding on to early gains at lunchtime today with the S&P/ASX 200 Index (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) rising 0.71%. Overnight US markets closed relatively flat after payrolls data which showed weak job creation overshadowed positive services sector data.
Here are the top five best performing stocks in the index at midday:
- Acrux Limited (ASX: ACR) has rallied 7.05% to $2.05
- Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd (ASX: VAH) has added 5.4% to 33.2 cents
- Lynas Corporation Limited (ASX: LYC) has gained 4.53% to 27.7 cents
- Independence Group NL (ASX: IGO) is up 4.2% to $2.50
- EVOLUTION FPO (ASX: EVN) has climbed 3.9% to 67.5 cents
These are the five worst performing stocks at midday: