MARKET CLOSE NZ shares mixed; Goodman Fielder, NZ Refining fall on NZX 50 exit

MARKET CLOSE NZ shares mixed; Goodman Fielder, NZ Refining fall on NZX 50 exit
Dec. 14 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand shares were mixed, with Goodman Fielder and NZ Refining down ahead of their exit from the NZX 50 Index, while Ryman Healthcare, rated ‘outperform’ in a Reuters poll, led gainers. The NZX 50 rose 4.44 points, or 0.1 percent, to 3979.17. Within the index, 18 stocks rose, 26 fell and six were unchanged. Turnover was $156 million. The benchmark index is heading for a 22 percent gain this year, though it has retreated from the five-year high charted at the start of the month, outpacing gains in Australia’s S&P...