MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares suspended from trading on technical difficulties; Synlait, a2 rise, Tourism Holdings falls

Tue, 28 Aug 2018

By Sophie Boot Aug. 28 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares barely traded today as the system was down for most of the day due to operational issues. The S&P/NZX50 Index rose 7.6 points, or 0.08 percent, to 9,214.02 before the glitch halted trading. Within the index, 19 stocks rose, 16 were unchanged and 15 fell. Turnover was $33 million. Trading was suspended at 11.15am and didn't re-open during the day as the stockmarket operator dealt with technical difficulties. Turnover reached $16.5 million before trading was suspended. NZX chi...

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