Sharesight20 top 20 trades on ASX – March 2021
Welcome to the March 2021 edition of the Sharesight20ASX monthly trading snapshot, where we look at the top 20 trades Sharesight users made on the ASX during the month.
In this Sharesight20ASX snapshot, trades were strongly led by Zip Co (ASX: Z1P), which has seen its share price plummet throughout March after reaching an all-time high in February. This month also saw Airtasker (ASX: ART) make a splash on the ASX, before seeing a 20% drop in its share price. Overall, it was a varied month, with users’ top trades ranging from BNPL stocks and tech ETFs to newly-listed companies.
Sharesight20 top 20 ASX trades March 2021
Let’s look at the news behind some of the key stocks in this month’s snapshot:
Zip Co (ASX: Z1P)
Zip shares suffer after CBA announces BNPL offering
Zip expands global merchant reach by partnering with BigCommerce
Share price drops as Zip reports mounting losses
CSL (ASX: CSL)
CSL to boost vaccine production to over a million doses a week
CSL share price up following AstraZeneca vaccine approval
Share price drops 12% in 2 weeks following half-year results
Fortescue Metals (ASX: FMG)
Fortescue declares goal to go carbon neutral by 2030
380 jobs impacted by cost blowout on Iron Bridge project
Fortescue completes AU$1.9b bond offering
Afterpay (ASX: APT)
Afterpay co-founder says CBA and Paypal are not a threat; cites lack of trust by Gen Z, millennials
Launches Clearpay in European payments market
Share price hits 3-month low; rising bond yields to blame
Airtasker (ASX: ART)
Airtasker share price surges 78% on IPO; reaches AU$255m market cap
Share price drops more than 20% since IPO
IPO delayed due to ASX error
Nuix (ASX: NXL)
Nuix share price drops 32% since IPO
Stock price falters following interim results; revenue down by 4%
Nuix revenue recognition policy faces scrutiny from investors
Race Oncology (ASX: RAC)
Launches kidney cancer study with University of Newcastle
Promising results for preclinical breast cancer study
Share price drops despite announcement of melanoma study
Flight Centre (ASX: FLT)
Flight Centre share price grows 40% over 6 months
Share price still 50% lower than pre-COVID
Flight Centre CEO says government’s aviation package will do little to help struggling tourism industry
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