Cash trading on New Zealand stock exchange surges in first half, driven by equities

Cash trading on New Zealand stock exchange surges in first half, driven by equities
By Tina Morrison July 26 (BusinessDesk) – Cash trading on the NZX surged in the first half of the year as more equities changed hands. The total value traded rose 56 percent to $20.8 billion from the same period a year earlier, market operator NZX said in a statement. The number of equity trades jumped 19 percent while debt trades fell 17 percent, according to the figures. The stock market’s equity market capitalisation rose 28 percent to $72.9 billion while the debt market capitalisation fell 11 percent to $13.8 billion. Issuers raised $885...