Australian Shares Up; Rio Tinto Group Reports Lower Q2 Copper Production
() -- Australian shares rose on Wednesday as investors reacted to a slowdown in inflation in the US. The S&P/ASX 200 Index rose 0.37%, or 32.60 points, to close at 8,841.10. The US consumer price index fell 0.4% in June, its first decline since the COVID-19 pandemic. Brent crude oil futures were trading around $85 per