- ASX200 is trading 0.49% higher at 7068.3 at 1:30pm AEST.
- Respiri is up 18% after announcing a deal with TerryWhite Chemmart.
- Airtasker rallies more than 12% after exceeding expectations for Q3.
The tech sector is trading slightly lower today as more than 4% losses for Link Administration and Nuix weigh down the sector. Afterpay is in the red again today, trading 0.82% lower.
The Australian market is trading 0.49% higher at 7068.3 at 1:30pm AEST. The ASX is slightly lower than this morning?s rally after the ABS released lower than expected inflation for the March quarter through the Consumer Price Index data which fell short of economists? expectations.
Bitcoin is steady this afternoon, trading around US$55,112.40 at 1:30pm AEST.
Australian-based health tech company Respiri is surging more than 18% today after announcing a new agreement with TerryWhite Chemmart to sell and market its wheezo product effective immediately.
Making headlines, ASX newbie Airtasker is rallying today after providing an update on its third quarter performance that exceeded expectations and prospectus assumptions. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, Airtasker?s costs were below forecast leading to a $2.1m positive operating cash flow for the quarter, while unaudited Gross Merchandise Value came in at $41.2m, more than half of the second half FY2021 forecast.
And Apple has upped its emoji game in the latest iOS 14.5 update including a vaccine emoji specifically related to the COVID-19 jab.