MARKET CLOSE NZ shares mixed as Hallenstein recovers, Tower goes ex-div

MARKET CLOSE NZ shares mixed as Hallenstein recovers, Tower goes ex-div
By Suze Metherell Jan. 20 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand stock market was mixed, as the Wellington Anniversary holiday thinned out trading, as Hallenstein Glasson rebounded and Tower slipped after shedding rights to its February dividend. The NZX 50 Index fell 3.451 points, or about 0.07percent, to 4890.496. Within the index, 16 fell, 25 stocks rose and nine were unchanged. Turnover was a lighter-than-usual $66.8 million with fewer participants in the market. Retailer Hallenstein rose 2.9 percent to $3.25 climbing up from a four-year low la...