Banks buoy Australian shares as miners ease from highs

Australia’s share market is on track for its best week in more than two months, despite miners running into some profit-taking after a red hot run.

The S&P/ASX200 rose 10.5 points by midday, up 0.12 per cent, to 8,872.2, as the broader All Ordinaries gained 12.7 points, or 0.14 per cent, to…