Miners, consumer staples help Aussie shares edge higher

The Australian share market has finished slightly higher, with gains by the mining sector, supermarkets and uranium developers outweighing losses by the big retail banks and CSL.

The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index, which had been down by as much as 0.4 per cent in early trading, finished Monday up 15 points, or 0.18 per cent, to 8,300.2, while the broader All Ordinaries gained 15.4 points, or 0.18 per cent, to 8,554.4.

In currency, the Australian dollar was buying 64.67 US cents from 64.61 US cents at Friday's ASX close.