MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise as Orion Health wins contracts, SkyCity climbs; A2 drops

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise as Orion Health wins contracts, SkyCity climbs; A2 drops
Sophie Boot
By Sophie Boot April 12 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares rose after Orion Health Group said it won new UK clients and SkyCity Entertainment Group rebounded following a conference call for analysts while A2 Milk Co dropped. The S&P/NZX 50 Index gained 0.9 points, or 0.01 percent, to 6726.02. Within the index, 24 stocks rose, 20 fell and six were unchanged. Turnover was $168 million. Orion led the index, advancing 4.5 percent to $4.20, a nine-month high, after the health systems software developer signed up a pair of new clients in th...