- ASX200 gains 1.49% to close at 6762.60.
- Volpara Health acquires CRA Health for US$18M.
- Lego bike lanes one step closer.
The Aussie market closed 1.49% higher at 6762.60 points, buoyed by the RBA?s decision to keep the cash rate at a record low 0.1% for the third consecutive month.
The tech sector was a stand out in today?s session, with Afterpay gaining 7.9% and Tabcorp closing 8.7% higher.
Bitcoin has gained 1.14% in the past 24 hours to trade at US$33,878.91 at 4:30pm AEDT. Ethereum is up more than 5% in the last 24 hours, and trading at US$1388.26 this afternoon.
Volpara Health shares soared today following its acquisition of Boston cancer-risk assessment company CRA Health for US$18M. The purchase enhances Volpara?s market share from 27% to over 30% in the US breast-cancer screening market.
In tech news, Microsoft said it is "pretty confident" its search engine, Bing, can replace Google should it decide to pull out of Australia due to new laws requiring Google to pay for Australian news content.
And Lego could soon introduce bike lanes into its designs after Netherlands regional council worker Marcel Steeman came up with the idea. Lego has challenged Mr Steeman to secure 10,000 signatures of support within a year to progress it into production.