MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares mixed, gains for Auckland Airport, Spark while Chorus, Sky TV fall

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares mixed, gains for Auckland Airport, Spark while Chorus, Sky TV fall
Sophie Boot
By Sophie Boot Feb. 20 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares were mixed with Auckland International Airport and Spark New Zealand gaining while Chorus and Sky Network Television dropped. The S&P/NZX 50 Index gained 5.96 points, or 0.08 percent, to 7,099.49. Within the index, 27 stocks fell, 16 rose and seven were unchanged. Turnover was $98.4 million. Auckland Airport led the index, up 2.3 percent to $6.945. On Friday, it posted a 19 percent gain in first-half profit to $123.5 million, a period when New Zealand's busiest gateway added ai...