MARKET CLOSE NZX 50 index closing on 1,000 point rise in one year

MARKET CLOSE NZX 50 index closing on 1,000 point rise in one year
Jan 17 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand shares rose as another consumer confidence survey showed improving sentiment, especially in Auckland, even as Australian jobs data disappointed financial markets. The NZX50 rose 27.57 points, or 0.66 percent, to 4196.81, closing on a 1,000 point gain in the last 12 months. On the same day last year, the NZX50 stood at 3234.805. Within the index 22 stocks rose, 15 fell, and 13 were unchanged. The biggest gain of the day going to Warehouse Group, up 3.23 percent to $3.20, while heavyweight Fletcher Building w...