Fisher & Paykel Healthcare helps NZX up over 1% to start July

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare helps NZX up over 1% to start July
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare was up 3.8% on Tuesday. (Image: Supplied)
Gregor Thompson
After a strong lead from Wall Street, the New Zealand share market started the second half of 2026 in positive territory. The S&P/NZX 50 rose steadily throughout the day, before dropping slightly around 2pm to end the day 1.05% up on 12,734.53 points. Just over 36 million shares changed hands, worth $136.9m.In the United States, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed at record highs on Monday.For the second quarter, the tech-heavy Nasdaq led major indexes with a 17.75% surge, while the S&P 500 added 10.57%. The Dow Jones Indus...

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