MARKET CLOSE NZ stocks continue upward New Year march

MARKET CLOSE NZ stocks continue upward New Year march
Jan 15 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand shares rose today, with strong gains among stocks exposed to the Auckland economy and more strong sales figures from software-as-a-service firm Diligent Board Services, which pushed its share price to new highs. The NZX 50 Index rose 17.038 points, or 0.41 percent, to 4170.955. Within the index 24 stocks rose, 19 fell, and seven were unchanged on turnover of $104.79 million. While carrying a weighting of only 1.1 percent in the NZX50, Diligent hit an all-time trading high of $5.61 during the day, according...