- ASX200 climbed 0.05% to another fresh record high at 7588.2.
- Appen share price tumbled almost 5% on reshuffle of its board.
- Qantas rallied on the launch of ?aviation themed? Zoom backgrounds.
The Australian market edged to another record high on Thursday, closing the session 0.05% higher at 7588.2 as a surge in communications services stocks boosted the ASX to a new record.
The tech sector finished the session more than 1% lower as Appen plummeted more than 4.5%, while Xero and Altium each shed more than 2%.
Bitcoin is trading 2.43% lower in the last-24 hours at US$45,068.22 at 4:45pm AEST.
Shares in artificial intelligence data services company Appen fell almost 5% today following the exit of its chairman. Chris Vonwiller will stand down from his role on October 28 after 12-years as Chair in addition to being CEO from 1999 to 2010. Mr Vonwiller will be replaced by Richard Freudenstein, former chair of REA Group and former CEO of Foxtel and The Australian.
Making headlines, Qantas shares rose slightly today after the national carrier released a series of ?aviation themed? zoom meeting backgrounds. The virtual holiday backgrounds were launched to allow Australians to ?conduct their meetings from the comfort of their business class seat, sitting behind the pilot's cockpit jump seat, or from one of the Qantas luxury lounges?.
And Arnold Schwarzenegger?s COVID-19 vaccine post has gone viral as the 73-year-old actor turned politician filmed a video of himself saying ?come with me if you want to live? after receiving the jab, in a bid to promote anyone hesitant of receiving the vaccine to just go and get it.