MARKET CLOSE: Pushpay leads stock market higher

MARKET CLOSE: Pushpay leads stock market higher
Dan Brunskill
Pushpay led the stock market higher on an analyst upgrade and as tech stocks on Wall Street rebounded following extended selling.The S&P/NZX 50 Index rose 95.40 points, or 0.8 percent, to 11,704.62. Within the index, 16 stocks rose, 25 fell and nine were unchanged. Turnover was $220.2 million.Wall Street stocks halted a three-week losing streak on Tuesday, led by technology giant Amazon, after investment strategy company Bernstein upgraded the stock to ‘outperform’ saying it will continue to benefit from new customers accrued du...

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