Australia's Data#3 top loser on ASX 200 after HY profit miss

Data#3

15/02/2024 03:04

** Shares of Data#3 Ltd  DTL.AX  fall as much as 15.1% to
A$8.300, their biggest intraday percentage decline since Aug 22,
2023
    ** Stock is top loser in the S&P/ASX200  .AXJO  benchmark
index
    ** The information technology service provider posts
half-yearly gross profit of A$130.6 mln ($84.72 mln), below
market consensus estimate of A$134 mln, according to UBS 
    ** About 2.1 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of 418,547 shares
    ** Stock hits its lowest level since Jan 17
    ** Data#3 stock up 15.9% YTD, as of last close
   
    ($1 = 1.5415 Australian dollars)

 (Reporting by Aaditya Govind Rao in Bengaluru)
 ((Aaditya.govindrao@thomsonreuters.com;))