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ASX 200 rises, Afterpay sinks, Vocus jumps on Tuesday 9 March 2021 – The Motley Fool Australia
The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX:XJO) rose today. The Afterpay Ltd (ASX:APT) share price dropped, whilst Vocus Group Ltd (ASX:VOC) shares climbed.
The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) went up by around 0.5% today to 6,771 points.
Here are some of the highlights from the ASX today:
The best performer in the ASX 200 today was Vocus, rising by around 8.5%.
Vocus announced that it has agreed to enter into a scheme implementation deed with a consortium comprising Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) and its managed funds, as well as Aware Super. In other words, it accepted the takeover offer.
The accepted offer is $5.50 cash per share.
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