** Australian technology sub-index gains as much as 0.5% to hit a record high of 2,642.0
** Sub-index gains as Nasdaq futures up 1%
** ASX-listed shares of Block Inc gain as much as 0.8% while shares of Xero add as much as 1.1%
** Sub-index up ~44% YTD at 0553 GMT, outperforimg the benchmark ASX200 index which is up ~8%
(Reporting by Echha Jain in Bengaluru)
((Echha.jain@thomsonreuters.com))
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