The S&P/ASX200 jumped higher after China GDP data was released and closed up on Monday, gaining 23.40 points or 0.32% to 7417.30. Tech and energy sectors rose, Santos up 1.2% by the close and Woodside 1.7% higher.
US markets are closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr day.
WTI crude futures rebounded more than 2% to around $US84 a barrel on Friday, its highest since October 2014, according to Trading Economics, as supply disruptions in Libya and Kazakhstan and dwindling US crude inventories more than offset mobility curbs in China. Brent gained to trade around $US86.42 a barrel but was slightly lower by the afternoon.
Serinus Energy plc (LON:SENX) is an international oil company with operations in Romania and Tunisia. The focus of the Company is to enhance shareholder value by growing oil and gas production through the efficient allocation of capital.