MARKET CLOSE NZ shares rise; Sky TV, Xero advance, Wrightson falls

Fri, 15 Mar 2013

March 15 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand stocks ended the week on a high note, with the NZX 50 Index edging up to a new record, as news the government is adopting cloud computing added to Xero’s rally and investors were drawn to returns on offer in Sky Network Television. The NZX 50 rose 5.95 points, or 0.1 percent, to 4387.05, bringing its gain this year to 7.7 percent. Within the index, 25 stocks rose, 19 fell and six were unchanged. Turnover was a higher-than-average $303 million. Trading was led by Telecom, with larger than usual turnover...

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