MARKET CLOSE: NZ share rise ahead of Fed; Trade Me, Orion, Fletcher gain

Thu, 17 Sep 2015

By Suze Metherell Sept. 17 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares rose ahead of the US Federal Reserve's impending interest rate announcement, which will set the tone for global markets. Trade Me Group, Orion Health Group and Fletcher Building gained. The S&P/NZX 50 rose 26.26 points, or 0.5 percent, to 56694.23. Within the index, 27 stocks rose, 14 fell and nine were unchanged. Turnover was $109 million. Markets across Asia rose, with Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index up 1.3 percent in afternoon trading and Japan's Nikkei 225 Index gaining ...

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