On Tuesday 14 September 2021, X Ltd (hypothetical company) opened for trading at a price of $10,756 and closed at a price of $10.82. If you had bought X Ltd shares in the morning and sold them at the end of the day, what is the continuously compounded rate of return you would have earned for the day?
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