In a muted day of trading, the Aussie market ended modestly higher on the back of last night's gains on Wall Street.

The banks helped drag the market into positive territory; ANZ was the best of the big four with a 2% rise.

The big miners struggled amid nagging fears over the global economy; BHP lost 0.2%, and Rio Tinto shed 0.9%.

In the broader market, HFA Holdings plummeted 7.6% after lowering its earnings guidance for the half year ending 31 December 2011.

The ASX 200 put on 18 points (+0.4%) to close the day at 4120.

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Evening Market Analysis: Muted Session is a post from: Australian Stock Report Market Pulse Blog