- ASX200 is trading 1.12% higher at 7333.60 after lunchtime.
- Camplify rallies 6% after releasing strong Q4 and FY21 results.
- Lendlease offloads Services business to Service Stream for $310m.
The Australian market is again following Wall Street?s lead to trade 1.12% higher at 7333.60 just after lunchtime as real estate and energy stocks lead gains on the key index.
Australian retail sales data for June released today resulted in a 1.8% fall as lockdowns and COVID-19 related restrictions prevented consumers from retail spend.
The tech sector is also trading in positive territory today as EML Payments, Nuix and Nearmap add over 2% each.
Bitcoin is relatively flat this afternoon, trading 0.76% higher in the last 24-hours at US$29,877.24 at 1:20pm AEST.
ASX newcomer Camplify is surging more than 6% today after releasing strong fourth quarter results including gross transaction volumes of $9.6m, up 163% from the prior corresponding period, and a growth rate of 158% for FY21.
Making headlines, Australian-based multinational construction and property group Lendlease is rallying today after announcing it has entered into an agreement with Service Stream to offload its Services business in a deal worth $310m.
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