Ebos leads NZX50 higher for a second day

Ebos leads NZX50 higher for a second day
Ebos was the busiest share on the NZX50. (Image: Getty)
Graham Skellern
Ebos Group, for so long a reliable and consistent performer, led the New Zealand sharemarket to a welcome gain of well over half a percent on the busiest day for company reporting.The S&P/NZX 50 Index gained new momentum at lunchtime and climbed to a close of 11,571.93, up 86.67 points or 0.75%, after reaching a morning low of 11,482.32. It was only the fourth and biggest rise in the past 17 trading days.There were 83 gainers and 40 decliners over the whole market on volumes of 25.42 million share transactions worth $108.76m.Ebos dominated...

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