The Aussie market finished off today's session in positive fashion, with banks and miners driving the late gains.

Stronger commodity prices buoyed the materials sector, with BHP and Rio Tinto adding 1% each.

Whitehaven Coal was hit hard (-4.9%) however, after its two largest investors sold a chunk of their shares in the group.

The energy majors were mixed despite the overnight gain in oil prices; Woodside slipped 0.4% whilst Beach Energy soared 5.4% on the back of a broker upgrade.

CBA and Westpac led the advance among the big four, climbing 0.6% each.

The ASX 200 rose 27 points (+0.6%), settling at 4297.