A strong rally on Wall Street overnight set a positive tone for the local bourse this morning. At lunchtime the S&P/ASX 200 Index (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) was 0.3% higher. Reporting season is in full swing with many companies releasing results today including a record cash profit from Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA).
Here are the top five best performing stocks in the index at midday today:
- OZ Minerals Limited (ASX: OZL) has rallied 10.9% to $3.77
- Boral Limited (ASX: BLD) has jumped 8.7% to $5.435
- Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd. (ASX: DMP) has gained 5.4% to $18.05
- Cochlear Limited (ASX: COH) is up 3.9% to $55.79
- Computershare Limited (ASX: CPU) has climbed 3.9% to $11.52
These are the five worst performing stocks at midday today:
- Goodman Fielder Ltd (ASX: GFF) has sunk 6.6% to 63.5 cents
- Primary Health Care Limited (ASX: PRY) has declined 3.85% to $4.74
- McMillan Shakespeare Limited (ASX: MMS) has dropped 3.8% to $11.07
- Mermaid Marine Australia Limited (ASX: MRM) is down 3.8% to $2.77
- CSL Limited (ASX: CSL) has fallen 3.2% to $67.62
