NZ sharemarket down, Oz and US stocks climb

NZ sharemarket down, Oz and US stocks climb
There was an even spread of 71 gainers and 67 decliners over the whole market. (Image: Getty)
Graham Skellern
Australian and United States stocks continued to climb but an uncertain New Zealand sharemarket shed nearly 0.5% as it looked ahead to next week’s decisive Reserve Bank of NZ meeting.After a solid morning, the S&P/NZX 50 Index slipped in the afternoon and closed at 11,746.66, down 44.26 points or 0.38%. The index reached an intraday high of 11,8918.31 points.There was an even spread of 71 gainers and 67 decliners over the whole market on light trading of 27.66 million shares worth $77.91m.Across the Tasman, the S&P/ASX 200 Index h...

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