MARKET CLOSE NZ shares rise, led by Auckland Airport, Heartland

MARKET CLOSE NZ shares rise, led by Auckland Airport, Heartland
March 12 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand shares rose, led by Auckland International Airport after the effects of the NZ Super Fund’s selldown last month washed out of trading while Heartland NZ benefited from surging bank stocks in Australia. The NZX 50 Index rose 12.18 points, or 0.3 percent, to 4378.76. Within the index, 24 stocks rose, 14 fell and 12 were unchanged. Turnover was $144 million. Auckland Airport, the nation’s busiest gateway, rose 2.1 percent to $2.8, the highest close since the close before the night the Super Fund sold 7.6 pe...