Tech, miners drive Australian shares higher; Rio Tinto drops nearly 2%


AUSTRALIAN shares rose in choppy trading on Tuesday, helped by technology stocks and miners, while the world's biggest iron ore producer Rio Tinto dropped after warning of softer iron ore shipments in 2022.

The S&P/ASX 200 index was up 0.3% at 7,439 points in early trade, after slipping 0.3% on Monday.

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