NZ sharemarket starts new week up 0.2%

NZ sharemarket starts new week up 0.2%
The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed at 13,499.04, up 34.58 points or 0.26%. (Image: Getty)
Graham Skellern
The New Zealand sharemarket had a very late rise ahead of some important company results and trading updates later this week and next week.The S&P/NZX 50 Index shot ahead in the last half hour of the brokers’ matching session and closed at 13,499.04, up 34.58 points or 0.26% after reaching a lunchtime low of 13,420.14. The index has risen nearly 3% so far this year.There were 82 gainers and 63 decliners on the main board with 30.4 million shares worth $105.1m changing hands.'World unfolds'Matt Goodson, managing direc...

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