MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares down, Kathmandu, Synlait drop while Pacific Edge jumps

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares down, Kathmandu, Synlait drop while Pacific Edge jumps
Sophie Boot
By Sophie Boot July 30 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares dropped, giving up gains from Friday, with Kathmandu Holdings and Synlait Milk leading the index lower. The S&P/NZX50 Index fell 74.7 points, or 0.8 percent, to 8,921.38. Within the index, 42 stocks fell, six rose and two were unchanged. Turnover was $82.9 million.  "On Friday there was a market-on-close buy, which wasn't particularly large but because the market is relatively illiquid the movements were accentuated. A lot of the stocks that had the big jumps on Friday have giv...