There appears to be no stopping the market rally with the S&P/ASX 200 Index (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) up 0.58% at 12.05 pm today. US stocks shrugged off weak economic data from China focusing instead on Facebook Inc's $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp and a strong domestic manufacturing reading. At noon all sectors on the local bourse were higher.
Here are the top five best performing stocks in the index at midday today:
- Resolute Mining Limited (ASX: RSG) has gained 6.4% to 67 cents
- Medusa Mining Limited (ASX: MML) is up 5.4% to $2.15
- Breville Group Ltd (ASX: BRG) has climbed 5% to $9.45
- Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM) has added 4.6% to $11.17
- Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN) has risen 4.2% to $1.24
These are the five worst performing stocks at midday today:
- Regis Resources Limited (ASX: RRL) has slumped 15.9% to $2.60
- Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (ASX: BEN) is down 3.8% to $11.30
- Crown Resorts Ltd (ASX: CWN) has fallen 3.6% to $16.61
- Drillsearch Energy Limited (ASX: DLS) has slipped 3.4% to $1.55
- Skilled Group Ltd. (ASX: SKE) has lost 3.4% to $3.16