MARKET CLOSE NZ shares drift off six year high

MARKET CLOSE NZ shares drift off six year high
Feb 1 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand stocks took a breather, with the NZX 50 Index of leading stocks coming off a 76-month high at the end of January. The NZX50 stood at 4,425.93, a decrease of 6.173 points, or 0.2 percent. Within the index, 17 stocks rose, 21 fell, and 12 were unchanged. Turnover was $148 million. “We stayed strong through the end of January, but buyers stood aside for the first time in a while,” said Bryon Burke at Craigs Investment Partners. “It was due for a bit of a pull-back. There are a lot of prices that have gapped up...