MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise, boosted by Sky TV-Spark deal

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise, boosted by Sky TV-Spark deal
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard July 30 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares rose, boosted by gains in Sky Network Television and Spark New Zealand after they cut a deal that will let the pay-TV operator's commercial customers access the rugby world cup using a Sky decoder. The S&P/NZX 50 Index increased 27.59 points, or 0.3 percent, to 10,878.95. Within the index, 24 stocks rose, 19 fell and seven were unchanged. Turnover was $106.6 million with six companies trading on volumes of more than a million shares. Sky TV was the biggest gainer, adding 4.1...

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