The S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.92%, adding 82.5 points to trade at 9,030.3 by early afternoon in Sydney, according to index data. The index has now risen roughly 3% over its last three trading sessions and is up about 3.5% for the year to date. The rally tracked a broader move on Wall Street, where investors rotated out of high-flying technology and semiconductor stocks and into defensive sectors such as financials and healthcare. That pattern repeated across Asia on Wednesday, with bank-heavy indexes acting as a haven from turbulence in technology shares. Trading volumes were elevated across financials and mining stocks as the reporting season accelerates through August.