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Why the Xero (ASX:XRO) share price outperformed in March
The tech sector may have underperformed last month, but that couldn’t stop the Xero Limited (ASX: XRO) share price from surging higher.
The cloud-based business and accounting platform provider’s shares climbed a solid 7% over the period.
This compares favourably to a 1.8% gain by the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO).
Why did the Xero share price charge higher last month?
Investors were fighting to get hold of Xero shares last month after it announced two major acquisitions.
The first was the acquisition of Planday on 4 March for up to 183.5 million euros (A$284.2 million).
Planday is a leading workforce management platform provider with more than 350,000 users across Europe and the UK. Its platform simplifies employee…
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