Miners & energy rally, Tech weighs: ASX closes 0.9% higher

As companies continue to exit business deals with Russia, Amcor (ASX:AMC) fell 0.7 per cent to $15.40. Bluescope (ASX:BSL) rose 3.5 per cent to $20.68 and Alumina (ASX:AWC) lifted 0.3 per cent to $2.00 following the federal government's ban on aluminium on Sunday night.
Major banks finished higher, led by Macquarie (ASX:MQG), up 1.3 per cent to $197.58. National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB) rose 1.1 per cent to $31.23, $CommBank (CBA.AU)$ added 0.4 per cent to $106.07, $Westpac Banking Corp (WBC.AU)$ lifted 0.3 per cent to $23.62 and ANZ Banking $ANZ Group Holdings Ltd (ANZ.AU)$ closed 0.3 per cent higher at $27.67.Technology stocks weighed today despite yesterday’s surge.
Afterpay owner Block (ASX:SQ2) closed 5.1 per cent lower after surging over 9 per cent yesterday.At the closing bell, the S&P/ASX 200 was 0.9 per cent or 63 points higher at 7,341.