The S&P/ASX 200 Index (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) is 0.37% higher at lunchtime today after Wall Street closed over 1% higher overnight.
In local news, the Reserve Bank of Australia has revised up its growth forecasts for the economy which has added to the positive mood in the market.
Here are the top five best performing stocks in the index at midday today:
- Aurora Oil & Gas Limited (ASX: AUT) has soared 56% to $4.085
- Forge Group Limited (ASX: FGE) has rallied 12.5% to 76.6 cents
- News Corp (ASX: NWS) has jumped 8.2% to $18.61
- AWE Limited (ASX: AWE) has gained 7.2% to $1.335
- BuruEnergy Limited (ASX: BRU) has climbed 6.7% to $1.91
These are the five worst performing stocks at midday today: