ASX 200 finishes quarter strongly, Zip partners with JB Hi-Fi, Suncorp gives flood update Wednesday 31 March 2021

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) has risen 0.8% in the final day of the quarter to 6,791 points.

These are some of the highlights from the ASX today:

Zip Co Ltd (ASX: Z1P) wins a big new merchant

Zip announced today that it has entered into a partnership with JB Hi-Fi Limited (ASX: JBH).

If you didn’t know, JB Hi-Fi operates both JB Hi-Fi stores and The Good Guys. It’s one of Australia’s largest technology and entertainment retailers.

Zip will provide its interest-free payments solution for both of JB Hi-Fi’s businesses, both in-store and online.

Peter Gray, the co-founder and chief operations officer of Zip,…