Payment gateway company Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) is sitting pretty at the top of the S&P/ASX 200 gainers today, with its shares up 7.7% to $21.21 at the time of writing.
Afterpay has been labelled a reporting season hero after its FY18 result revealed revenue rose 391% to $142.3 million with EBITDA up 463% to $33.8 million.
Afterpay went into a temporary trading halt on August 23 after the announcement of its UK expansion plans to acquire a 90% interest in Clearpay for 1 million Afterpay shares with $117 million raised via institutional placement at $17.05 per share.
Investors are clearly keen to rally behind the company to kick off the trading week, after its return to trade on Friday saw its share price lift 24% to $23 during the day's trade.
Other S&P/ASX 200 stocks to watch on the gains list today include IDP Education (ASX: IEL) – up 4.8% to $11.27 at the time of writing following on from its August 23 announced FY18 results and Platinum Asset Management Limited (ASX: PTM) – up 6.3% to $5.72.
