Money News With Ross Greenwood: Highlights

With Australian healthcare companies performing strongly, do we still need to look overseas for bigger markets? ASX200: down 0.1%, 8550 GOLD: $3,348 US/ounce BITCOIN: $164,720 Xero was a drag on the tech sector, down 5.3% to $184 after confirming to the market it had successfully completed the acquisition of American payments business Melio. Wisetech losing 0.6%, Technology One falling 1.1% and Life360 dropping 1.8%. Adairs lost 3.7% and Nick Scali lost 3.5%. Down more than 1% was Goodman Group, Sigma Healthcare and Northern Star. Pilbara Minerals gained 5.6% on the news that Vanguard had become a substantial shareholder. While Droneshield continued its strong run, up 11.7% to $2.39 today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.