MARKET CLOSE NZ share join global selloff; Xero, Chorus and SkyCity drop

MARKET CLOSE NZ share join global selloff; Xero, Chorus and SkyCity drop
By Suze Metherell Jan. 3 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand stocks fell today, joining a global sell-off as disappointing Chinese manufacturing data stoked concerns the global economic recovery may falter. Xero, Chorus and SkyCity Entertainment Group led the decline. The NZX 50 Index fell 25.081 points, or 0.5 percent to 4849.502. Within the index, 23 stocks fell, 19 rose and eight were unchanged. Total turnover for the day was $77.9 million. Across the region, the Lunar New Year saw the Chinese, Hong Kong and Taiwanese markets closed. Those mar...