MARKET CLOSE NZ shares rise on first trading day of 2014, paced by Telecom, Fonterra

MARKET CLOSE NZ shares rise on first trading day of 2014, paced by Telecom, Fonterra
Jan. 3 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand shares rose on the first trading day of 2014, a year brokers are tipping as the third of annual gains, paced by Telecom and Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund. Holiday trading volumes were light. The NZX 50 Index climbed 32.028 points, or 0.7 percent, to 4769.038. Within the index, 24 stocks rose, 15 fell and 11 were unchanged. Turnover was $28 million, less than a third of the daily average last year. OceanaGold climbed 11 percent to $1.90 after brokerage Craigs Investment Partners was reported as saying the min...