THE Australian share market has opened slightly higher after encouraging US employment data lifted shares on Wall Street. At 10.15am AEST today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 8.6 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 5151.1, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 9.9 points, or 0.19 per cent, at 5148.3. On the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was up one point at 5139, with 5737 contracts traded. In economic news today, the Australian Industry Group and Housing Industry Association's performance of construction index for August is released. Future Fund chairman David Gonski is also scheduled to speak about Australia's missed opportunities in Asia at a CEDA event in Melbourne. The market yesterday was pulled back by falls among resources and banking stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped 19.1 points, or 0.37 per cent, lower to 5142.5, and the broader All Ordinaries index fell by 18.1 points, or 0.35 per cent, to 5138.4.