After a shaky start, the ASX 200 index came home strongly to close up 0.4% on positivity around Joe Biden's planned announcement tonight on the details of his economic stimulus package.

After a shaky start, the ASX 200 index came home strongly to close up 0.4% on positivity around Joe Biden's planned announcement tonight on his economic stimulus package. It was tech's day with the sector up 4.7% and Afterpay up 9.1% after an upgrade by Morgan Stanley. Healthcare, industrials, financials and utilities were also up while energy and miners were down on falling commodity prices. Our top three VODs today are:China will be back but coal is still a short term playThe unloved medical imaging company that is coming into focusIt's blue sky growth ahead for Laybuy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.