High trade volumes of Infratil shares lift NZX after its ASX 200 inclusion

High trade volumes of Infratil shares lift NZX after its ASX 200 inclusion
Infratil shares were up nearly 7% in early trading. (Image: Supplied)
Gregor Thompson
Infratil's inclusion in the Australian blue chip index has helped lift the New Zealand share market on an otherwise calm day.The benchmark S&P/NZX 50 rose 0.51% to 12,754.59 points on Wednesday, with over 24.5 million shares changing hands worth $106.6m.Over $26m of the value traded was in Infratil, which ended the day up 3.51% at $11.20.Overnight, S&P Dow Jones announced that it would add the infrastructure investor to its S&P/ASX 200 index, effective July 23, replacing gold company Spartan Resources. Matt Goodson, the man...

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