UPDATE AND CORRECT: Spark shares rally as cost-cutting drive pays off

UPDATE AND CORRECT: Spark shares rally as cost-cutting drive pays off
(Fixes profit figures in 2nd paragraph, updates and recasts on share price, adds broker comment in 8th paragraph) By Paul McBeth Aug. 21 (BusinessDesk) - Spark New Zealand shares hit an eight-month high after the country's biggest telecommunications company lifted annual profit 12 percent as it stripped out costs through a company-wide transformation programme.  Net profit rose to $409 million in the 12 months ended June 30 from $365 million a year earlier, with operating revenue unchanged at $3.53 billion. The telco cut operating spen...

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