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    ASX closes higher; Marley Spoon upgraded; Air-One electric aircraft airport

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    • ASX200 closes 0.84% higher at 6663 points.
    • Wilsons upgrades Marley Spoon price target on strong results.
    • Air-One to be world?s first electric aircraft airport.

    The Aussie market has started the week in the green, gaining 0.84% to close at 6663 points following a strong rebound mid-session driven by the miners.

    Tech stocks overturned a negative start to the day to close 0.17% higher, with Nearmap the biggest tech winner for the session.

    Bitcoin remains steady, trading around US$33,500 at 4pm AEDT.

    Making headlines, Marley Spoon gained 3.14% to AUD$2.63/share on the back of an upgraded Wilsons price target to AUD$3.50 following strong Q4 sales and 2021 forecasts.

    The announcement of former Wesfarmers director Diane Smith-Gander as the new chair of Zip Co sent shares in the BNPL platform soaring nearly 5% to close at AUD$7.6/share.

    And the world?s first airport for electric aircraft has received ?1.2 million in development funding. Air-One, a project launched by Urban Air Port in partnership with Hyundai, is the winner of the UK government?s Future Flight Challenge and will be the world?s first fully operational hub for electric aircraft.

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