The S&P/ASX 200 is essentially flat, up 0.50 points at 8,882.40. MEGAPORT LIMITED and HMC CAPITAL LIMITED lead gains, rising 7.05% and 4.68% respectively. The benchmark is down 1.91% over five sessions and remains 2.55% below its 52-week peak.
The S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries (XSO) sits at 3,764.20, down 16.30 points (-0.43%) today and 4.40 points (-0.12%) over the past five days.