ASX 200 unmoved, Flight Centre soars, Afterpay keeps falling on Thursday 11 March 2021

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) was essentially flat today, it fell a tiny bit to 6,714 points.

One of the main pieces of news today was the government’s announced a plan to continue to help the airline sector, whilst also indirectly boosting other parts of the country and economy.

Here are some of the highlights from the ASX today:

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX: FLT) and other ASX travel shares

The Flight Centre share price has gone up more than 10% today as the market reacted to the news that the travel industry was going to get more government support.

As reported by the ABC and all other major media, the government is going to…