The local share market has managed a positive start to the week after a strong US jobs report over the weekend allayed fears the world's biggest economy was headed for recession.
Monday was also a busy day for the mining sector with Arcadium Lithium soaring after Rio Tinto floated a multibillion-dollar takeover, and West African Resources plummeting on fears Burkina Faso might revoke mining permits in the only nation where it operates.
