MARKET OPEN: Covid-19 announcement top of mind

MARKET OPEN:  Covid-19 announcement top of mind
Rebecca Howard
Markets will tread water ahead of the government’s review of the current covid-19 restrictions and after US markets ended in the red on Friday.The government is expected to increase gathering limits for Auckland today that will come into effect on Wednesday, and could also announce the rest of the country will move to a much less restricted alert level 1.There were four new cases of covid-19 on Sunday, two in the community and two in managed isolation. There are now 71 active cases in the country.In the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Averag...

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