MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares mixed in subdued trading as NZX suffers outage; Synlait falls

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares mixed in subdued trading as NZX suffers outage; Synlait falls
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Dec. 4 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares edged lower in quiet trading as investors weighed up the mixed messages from Wall Street on Friday and NZX's trading platform suffered an outage late in the day. Synlait Milk declined ahead of an investor update this week.  The S&P/NZX 50 Index slipped 3.96 points, or 0.05 percent, to 8,184.87. Within the index, 25 stocks gained, 18 declined, and seven were unchanged. Turnover was $77.3 million.  Stock markets across Asia lacked direction after Wall Street dipped on Friday on ne...