Australian tech stocks track Wall Street to hit two-week high

Taiton Resources

24/04/2024 04:09

** Australian technology sub-index  .AXIJ  jumps as much as
1.3% to hit its highest level since April 10 
    ** Sub-index tracks overnight gains on Wall Street  .N 
    ** ASX-listed shares of Block Inc  SQ2.AX  jump as much as
4.4% to post their biggest intraday pct gain since March 14 
    ** Data centre operator NEXTDC  NXT.AX  up as much as 2.2%
to hit its highest level since April 9 
    ** Sub-index on track to record a third consecutive session
of gains, if trend holds 
    ** AXIJ up 18.4% YTD, as of last close
    

    

 (Reporting by Echha Jain in Bengaluru)
 ((Echha.jain@thomsonreuters.com))