Light pre-Christmas trading for NZ sharemarket

Light pre-Christmas trading for NZ sharemarket
The day before Christmas saw abbreviated trading hours on the NZX. (Image: Getty)
Graham Skellern
The New Zealand sharemarket delivered a mini-Santa rally as it traded above 13,000 points for the second time this month.After a slow start and falling to 12,944.1, the S&P/NZX 50 Index got into the festive spirit and closed at 13,074.74, increasing 86.71 points or 0.67%. The index had risen 2.5% in the last three days. It was last above 13,000 points on Dec 3.But volumes were light on the half-day of trading before Christmas Day, with 11.44 million shares worth $40.8 million changing hands. There were 84 gainers and 45 decliners on the mai...

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