Infratil rises 2.65%, helps NZ sharemarket outperform Australia

Infratil shares rose 2.65% to $12.40 on Monday. (Image: Supplied)

Mon, 08 Sep 2025

With help from Infratil, the New Zealand sharemarket has gained to start the week.The S&P/NZX 50 rose 0.44% to 13,281.14 points on Monday, with 26.9 million shares changing hands worth $102.4m. Matt Goodson, the managing director of Salt Funds Management, highlighted that the local index had outperformed the ASX 200, which was down 0.35% an hour ahead of close.However, on a year-to-date basis, the Australian benchmark is up nearly 8% compared to the NZX 50’s less than 2%.Index inclusionsSticking with the ASX 200, Goodson noted th...

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