Market Close: Pushpay pushes market down

Market Close: Pushpay pushes market down
Dan Brunskill
Pushpay Holdings led the New Zealand share market lower as it took another sharp dive to its lowest price since May last year. The S&P/NZX 50 Index fell 118 points, or 0.9%, to 12908.15. Turnover was $176.6 million. Church donation software company Pushpay plunged 8.1% to $1.47 with almost 10 million shares – worth more than $14m – changing hands.The stock is now down 20% since reporting somewhat soft half-year earnings on Wednesday, despite some analysts remaining positive on the company’s outlook. Mornings...