MARKET CLOSE NZ shares rise; Ryman, Port of Tauranga end week at record high

MARKET CLOSE NZ shares rise; Ryman, Port of Tauranga end week at record high
April 12 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand stocks rose, pushing the NZX 50 Index to a record, as retirement village operator Ryman Healthcare and Port of Tauranga charted new highs. The NZX 50 rose 26.23 points, or 0.6 percent, to 4,435.76, the highest since the inception of the gross index in 2003. Within the index, 27 stocks rose, 16 fell and seven were unchanged. Turnover was $122 million. Ryman, a perennial market darling because of its unbroken profit growth, gained 1.8 percent to $5.20 and has climbed 62 percent in the past 12 months. “Mor...