MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise, health stocks Metlifecare, Ebos, Orion gain

Wed, 30 Mar 2016

By Sophie Boot March 30 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares hit a fresh record as health stocks Metlifecare, Ebos Group and Orion Health Group led the index higher. The S&P/NZX 50 Index rose 37.8 points, or 0.6 percent, to 6,714.16. Within the index, 33 stocks rose, 10 fell and seven were unchanged. Turnover was $143.3 million. Metlifecare led the index, rising 4.4 percent to $5.17, a price not seen since February 2008 while Ebos Group gained 3.3 percent to $17.36, an all-time high. "That healthcare and aged care sector just keeps...

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