- ASX200 closed 0.38% higher at a fresh record 7503.20 on Wednesday.
- Atlassian Corporation rallied following strong Q4 results.
- Genworth Mortgage Insurance jumped 7.55% on first half results.
The Australian market closed 0.38% higher at a fresh record 7503.20 on Wednesday as the metal and mining, and resources sectors led gains on the ASX.
The tech sector closed marginally higher today as heavy losses for EML Payments and Nuix were offset by more than 1% gains for Xero, Wisetech Global and Altium.
Bitcoin remains relatively stable this afternoon, trading just 0.66% lower in the last 24-hours at US$38,101.19 at 4:45pm AEST.
Software developer Atlassian Corporation rallied more than 2% today in the aftermath of releasing strong fourth quarter results. For the period, Atlassian recorded revenues of US$560m, up 30% YoY, gross profit of US$462m, a 28% increase YoY and added more than 23,000 new customers during the quarter.
Making headlines, Genworth Mortgage Insurance jumped 7.55% today after the company released first half results including a return to profitability for the period. For the first half, Genworth reported a net profit of $59.4m, and new insurance written at $15.5bn, up 14.7%.
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