Rip van Winkle would have thought it was an ordinary day in the life of the tech market if he went to bed on 10 March 2000 - when the benchmark tech index was at 5,048.62 points - and woke up 15 years and 31 days later. https://www.financialstandard.com.au/feed/latest?story=49321368 en-AU Copyright 2026 Financial Standard 5