MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares edge up in subdued trading; Steel & Tube, Fletcher rise

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares edge up in subdued trading; Steel & Tube, Fletcher rise
June 11 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares rose in a session where an Australian holiday kept trading subdued. Steel & Tube led the advance of companies exposed to the building industry after Europe's bailout of Spain's banks stoked optimism global growth won't be derailed. The NZX 50 Index rose 4.77 points, or 0.1 percent, to 3454.24. Within the index, 17 stocks rose, 17 fell and 16 were unchanged. Turnover was $41.6 million, less than half the recent average daily turnover. Equity markets rallied across Asia after Spain secured a regional...