Our local bourse was down 0.4% by mid-morning and was a sea of red except for materials. While most losses were erased by the close after the sour Nasdaq lead, Aussie tech remained near the bottom of the ladder. Xero was pounded again, closing nearly 3% lower, while BNPL overall is still struggling in the face of higher bond yields, Afterpay -2.4%, again.

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