Why Flight Centre, Mineral Resources, Nuix, and Zip shares are racing higher

These ASX shares are having a strong session on Thursday. But why?

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In afternoon trade, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is on course to record a small gain. At the time of writing, the benchmark index is up 0.25% to 7,341.5 points.

Four ASX shares that are rising more than most today are listed below. Here's why they are climbing:

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX: FLT)

The Flight Centre share price is up 4.5% to $21.78. Investors have been buying this travel agent giant's shares after it upgraded its earnings guidance for FY 2023. Flight Centre now expects underlying EBITDA between $295 million and $305 million. This is up from between $270 million and $290 million previously.

Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX: MIN)

The Mineral Resources share price is up 6% to $76.47. This has been driven by news that the mining and mining services company has amended the terms of the transactions it signed with lithium giant Albemarle Corp (NYSE: ALB) in February. This will see Mineral Resources' share of the Wodgina lithium mine increase to 50% and Albemarle take full ownership of the Kemerton lithium hydroxide plant.

Nuix Ltd (ASX: NXL)

The Nuix share price is up 38% to $1.13. Investors have been buying this investigative analytics and intelligence software provider's shares following the release of a trading update. That update reveals that Nuix expects its underlying EBITDA to be between $44 million and $47 million in FY 2023. This will be up 51% to 61% year on year.

Zip Co Ltd (ASX: ZIP)

The Zip share price is up 4.5% to 45.5 cents. This follows the release of the buy now pay later provider's quarterly update. Zip reported a 6.4% increase in quarterly transaction volume to $2.3 billion and a 21.1% lift in revenue to $193.8 million. Another positive was that its US credit loss rates were down 35 basis points quarter on quarter to 0.85% of TTV. This helped the US business achieve positive EBTDA on a monthly basis at the end of FY 2023.

Motley Fool contributor James Mickleboro has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia's parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended Zip Co. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Flight Centre Travel Group. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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