The Australian share market has closed higher following choppy trade driven by mixed economic signs.
At the close on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 28.7 points, or 0.54 per cent, at 5,320.7 points.
The broader All Ordinaries index was up 29.2 points, or 0.54 per cent, at 5,387.8 points.
The June share price index futures contract was up 64 points at 5,312 points, with 34,276 contracts traded.
The price of gold in Sydney at 1700 AEST was $US1,280.10 per fine ounce, down $US8.50 on Friday's price of $US1,288.60.
National turnover was 3.1 billion securities traded, worth $5.5 billion.
Better commodity prices and negative overseas data pulled investors in different directions with the major indices swinging between red and green on Monday, CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said.
He said weaker-than-expected US job numbers and weak Chinese trade data weighed on the local bourse while better commodity prices gave parts of the market a boost.
"We have had conflicting currents and that means it's hard for the market to move strongly in one direction or the other," Mr McCarthy said.
Higher oil prices gave energy stocks a boost, while ANZ's trading ex-dividend and a weak first half earnings from explosives maker Orica were major drags.
ANZ dropped 76 cents, or 3.02 per cent, to $24.38 after going ex-dividend.
While the other three big banks performed strongly with Commonwealth Bank up $1.43, or 1.92 per cent, at $75.78, Westpac gained 31 cents, or 1.01 per cent, to $31.11, and National Australia Bank rose 26 cents to $28.45.
Orica plunged $1.90, or 12.3 per cent, to $13.53, after it scrapped a progressive dividend policy due to a fall in first-half net profit, and warned of challenging times ahead.
Oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum was up 38 cents, or 1.41 per cent, at $27.34, while rival Santos added 7 cents, or 1.7 per cent, to $4.18.
Mining giants Rio Tinto shed $1.01, or 2.12 per cent, to $46.74 and BHP Billiton slipped 5 cents, or 0.27 per cent, to $18.41.
