NZ sharemarket slides 0.37%

NZ sharemarket slides 0.37%
There were 55 gainers and 78 decliners over the whole market. (Image: Getty)
Graham Skellern
The New Zealand sharemarket was in a lacklustre mood and posted a near half percent fall, with debt-laden Synlait Milk hitting a new all-time low.The S&P/NZX 50 Index was on a gradual slide for most of the day and was again saved by a late rise in the matching session. The index declined 44.49 points or 0.37% to 11,829.18 – its second successive fall this week.There were 55 gainers and 78 decliners over the whole market on volumes of 26.53 million share transactions worth $96.43m.All eyes are on the United States February consumer pri...

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