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The ASX200 closed up 0.56% at 8,407 points.
IT was the leading sector, up 1.25%, followed by Financials, up 1.1%, and Health Care 0.9%.
Real Estate was the biggest loser, down 0.4%, followed by Telecommunication, up 0.3%, and Staples, down 0.25%.
In the Green
Wisr (ASX:WZR) has secured a $267 million warehouse facility – its third loan funding warehouse – led by senior funding from Barclays Bank.
Wisr closed at 2.8 cents.
Optiscan Imaging (ASX:OIL) closed up 13.64% after finishing the minimum viable product stage for its innovative cloud-based telepathology streaming software. This marks a significant step forward in real-time digital pathology solutions.
Optiscan Imaging closed at 12.5 cents.
DXN (ASX:DXN) finished up 10% on the inking of a $2 million contract with DP World Australia to design, manufacture, and deliver two high-performance modular data centres.
DXN closed at 3.3 cents.
In the Red
Askari Metals (ASX:AS2) closed down 6.67% as investors responded negatively to the launch of its Phase 1 exploration program at its Lithium-Tin-Tantalum Project in central-west Namibia.
Askari Metals closed at $0.008.
Lincoln Minerals (ASX:LML) has confirmed strong copper-lead-zinc-silver mineralisation at its Minbrie prospect in South Australia.
Lincoln Minerals closed at $0.005.
And, Origin Energy (ASX:ORG) closed down 0.57% after RBC Capital Markets downgraded the stock. The broker has lowered its price target, from $11.50 to $11.
Origin Energy closed at $10.45.
