MARKET OPEN: It's all about the election date

MARKET OPEN: It's all about the election date
Rebecca Howard
Investors will keep one eye on offshore markets after mixed trading on Wall Street, but the focus will be on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern who is set to announce whether the September election will be postponed. Ardern is due to announce a decision at 10am today, her last day for a decision to dissolve Parliament and stick to the current date, or to require Parliament to reconvene and a new date to be set. She could also decide to dissolve parliament and set a different date for the election at a date that would allow all parties more tim...

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