Big acquisitions lift NZX 50

Big acquisitions lift NZX 50
Dan Brunskill
Business acquisitions by two of the sharemarket’s top stocks helped the NZX50 end the week with a small gain.  The S&P/NZX 50 Index rose 78 points, or 0.6%, to 12,849.68. Turnover was $226 million. The NZ dollar was trading at 68.95 US cents today, down from 68.05 cents yesterday.Tourism Holdings led the market higher, jumping 6% to $3.02, after announcing it would absorb its ASX-listed competitor Apollo Tourism & Leisure in a deal valued at $144m. But instead of stumping up cash, the NZ company will issue enough new sha...