MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares dip as global trade jitters weigh on A2, F&P

Fri, 15 Feb 2019

By Paul McBeth Feb. 15 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares fell as pessimism over trade negotiations between the US and China cast a pall across Asia. Exporters including A2 Milk and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare led the market lower. The S&P/NZX 50 index decreased 39.27 points, or 0.4 percent, to 9,245.65. Within the index, 17 stocks fell, 16 rose, and 17 were unchanged. Turnover was $118.6 million, with just five companies trading on volumes of more than a million shares. Stocks across Asia were weaker, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng down...

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