MARKET CLOSE: NZX 50 slips from record as F&P, Ebos decline; Skellerup jumps on upgraded earnings

MARKET CLOSE: NZX 50 slips from record as F&P, Ebos decline; Skellerup jumps on upgraded earnings
Suze Metherell
By Suze Metherell Oct. 28 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares ended a 12-day run of gains as Fisher & Paykel Healthcare and Ebos Group fell from record closes. Skellerup Holdings advanced after projecting full-year earnings to rise as much as 19 percent.  The benchmark index edged down 2.04 points, or 0.03 percent, to 5998.98, dipping below the 6,000 level it closed above for the first time yesterday. Within the index, 17 stocks fell, 17 rose and 16 were unchanged. Turnover was $174 million.  The local benchmark slipped from yesterday'...