MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares up, trading quiet ahead of election; Fletcher, TradeMe gain, A2 falls

Fri, 22 Sep 2017

By Sophie Boot Sept. 22 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares rose in light trading ahead of tomorrow's general election, with Fletcher Building and Trade Me Group rising while A2 Milk dipped. The S&P/NZX500 Index rose 19.37 points, or 0.3 percent, to 7,814.78. Within the index, 27 stocks rose, 19 fell and four were unchanged. Turnover was $121.8 million. "It's absolutely dead today, there just seems to be an utter lack of interest in doing anything ahead of the election given that there's an unclear outcome," said Rickey Ward, NZ equit...

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