NZ sharemarket gains as Fletcher hands over NZICC

NZ sharemarket gains as Fletcher hands over NZICC
Fletcher has handed over the NZICC (Image: SkyCity)
Graham Skellern
The New Zealand sharemarket made a steady gain to hit an all-time high on the day Fletcher Building handed over the long-awaited landmark international convention centre to SkyCity Entertainment Group.The S&P/NZX 50 Index, which includes dividends, reached an intraday high of 13,649.74 and closed at 13,605.96, up 49.66 points or 0.37% and above the previous record of 13,570.86 set on October 9.There were 72 gainers and 66 decliners on the main board with 33.6 million shares worth $133.89 million changing hands.Jeremy Sullivan, investment ad...

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