Aust shares bounce back, up 1.3pct at noon

Aust shares bounce back, up 1.3pct at noon

The native share market is bouncing again from Tuesday’s losses as each sector besides vitality gained floor.

At midday AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 91.6 factors, or 1.32 per cent, to 7037.8, whereas the broader All Ordinaries had climbed 92.6 factors, or 1.3 per cent, to 7223.7.

Financials made the largest positive factors, rising two per cent at noon after falling 1.9 per cent on Tuesday.

ANZ was up three per cent to $23.70, Westpac had gained 2.5 per cent to $23.295, CBA was up 1.7 per cent to $102.77 and NAB was up 1.4 per cent to $29.825.

Macquarie was up 2.4 per cent to $168.55.

The heavyweight mining sector had climbed 1.5 per cent, together with a 1.4 per cent achieve for BHP to $45.94, whereas Fortescue Metals was up 1.2 per cent to 420.64 and Rio Tinto was up 1.1 per cent to $116.70.

Goldminers and lithium miners have been additionally on the rise, with Northern Star including 2.6 per cent and Pilbara climbing 2.1 per cent.

But the oil producers have been lagging after West Texas Intermediate, the US crude benchmark, sank to $US78 a barrel in its worst session in a month.

City Index analyst Matt Simpson blamed a “combination of a stronger US dollar, recession concerns and weaker natural gas prices” for the bearish buying and selling.

Woodside fell 1.9 per cent to $34.68, Santos fell 0.7 per cent to $7.03 and Beach dipped 0.2 per cent to $1.5775.