Australian shares rise
Australian shares rose 0.6 percent on Wednesday as top banks jumped on talk Europe is about to expand the bailout fund for its debt-troubled countries, although miners fell as copper and iron ore prices weakened.
Aust shares post gains by noon Updated: 13:01, Tuesday March 19, 2013 The Australian share market was higher at noon as traders decided they had over-reacted to Europe's debt problems on Monday and recovered some of their losses.