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The ASX has been up 1.8% at around 7,476 points today.

Horizon Minerals (ASX:HRZ) has been among the most watched on HotCopper forums through this morning after awarding GR Engineering Services (ASX: GNG) with the engineering studies work program to support the refurbishment of the Black Swan processing plant for gold production.

Vection Technologies (ASX:VR1) has also been trending on news it scored an additional $600K in annual recurring revenue. The company’s April win follows an earlier related deal worth $700K in early March.

And, finally, Zip Co (ASX:ZIP) has kicked off a Buy-Back program that will run for 12 months. The program is consistent with the company’s capital management framework and is designed to maximise shareholder returns.

Zip added as much as +8.8% in value after the news to sell at $1.29/sh.

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