Infratil and Ebos help drive NZ stocks higher

Infratil and Ebos help drive NZ stocks higher
Infratil shares rose 26c or 2.3% to $11.45. (Image: NZME)
Tom Raynel
New Zealand share prices ended firmer on light volume as investors headed to the sidelines before next month’s reporting season.The S&P/NZX 50 Index ended up 49.96 points or 0.39% at 12,855.10, with 26.1 million shares, worth $94.6m trading.There were 69 rises and 66 falls on the main board.In the United States, Wall Street’s S&P 500 set its fourth record close in a row as earnings from Alphabet pointed to artificial intelligence as a key growth catalyst.The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.2% to also set a fresh record. The Dow Jone...

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