ASX stock of the day: Freelancer (ASX:FLN) shares shoot higher

The S&P ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is having a pretty nasty day today. At the time of writing, the ASX 200 is down 0.5% to 6,981 points. Well below the 7,000 points it breached last week for the first time since the coronavirus crash last year. But one ASX share is not sharing in the market’s mood today. That would be Freelancer Ltd (ASX: FLN).

The Freelancer share price is currently up 5.03% to 84 cents a share. But its gains were far more dramatic earlier in the trading day. Freelancer shares closed at 80 cents yesterday but opened at 82 cents this morning before shooting as high as 93 cents a share soo after open. At the time, that was a…