MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise as Tegel, A2 Milk bounce; Vista and Infratil drop

Fri, 16 Dec 2016

By Sophie Boot Dec. 16 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares rose, snapping five days of decline, with Tegel Group Holdings and A2 Milk Co recovering from being sold off earlier in the week, while Vista Group International and Infratil fell. The S&P/NZX50 Index gained 11.63 points, or 0.2 percent, to 6,760.25. Within the index, 27 stocks rose, 19 fell and five were unchanged. Turnover was solid at $239.8 million. "After a pretty miserable week we've had a nice rebound to finish off. There were firmer markets offshore but I also think we'...

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