Lateral Corp jumps 75% on debut in thinly traded compliance listing

Lateral Corp jumps 75% on debut in thinly traded compliance listing
By Paul McBeth Aug. 18 (BusinessDesk) - Shares of mobile payments company Lateral Corp jumped 75 percent in a thinly traded debut on the NZX's small-cap Alternative Market, ahead of a planned private placement in coming months. The stock first traded at 35 cents, before settling back to 20 cents, with 21,000 of the 20.7 million shares changing hands, according to Reuters data. Lateral Corp joined the market at 20 cents in a compliance listing, valuing the company at $4.15 million. Chief executive Roger Grice told BusinessDesk the company...