Australian shares higher as miners advance

SYDNEY (MarketWatch) — Australian shares climbed in early trading on Friday, with the S&P/ASX 200 index up 0.4% at 4,286.60, as investors returned from a one-day holiday. Miners were leading the advance, with BHP Billiton Ltd. up 1.2% and Rio Tinto Ltd. up 1.9%, after the U.S. Federal Reserve…