MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares up, Tourism Holdings, Synlait, Kathmandu rise

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares up, Tourism Holdings, Synlait, Kathmandu rise
Sophie Boot
By Sophie Boot Sept. 27 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares rose despite a lack of corporate news, with Tourism Holdings, Synlait Milk and Kathmandu Holdings gaining. The S&P/NZX50 Index rose 26.6 points, or 0.3 percent, to 7.913.78. Within the index, 21 stocks rose, 20 fell and nine were unchanged. Turnover was $175.9 million.  "The incredible outperformance of New Zealand continues, we're up for the ninth consecutive month - the potential political uncertainty that may play out in the weeks ahead is being ignored, it's safe to say,"...