NZ stocks end firmly as outlook brightens

Vulcan Steel shares dropped 23c or 2.8% to $8.00. (Image: Supplied)

Fri, 28 Nov 2025

The New Zealand sharemarket ended strongly as investors anticipated better things to come on the back of an improved reporting season and lower interest rates.The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed 56.95 points or 0.42% higher at 13,489.15, with 35.48 million shares, worth $130.4 million trading.There were 81 gains and 56 falls on the main board.Across the Tasman, the S&P/ASX200 index was flat late in the NZ day and markets globally were subdued because of the US Thanksgiving holiday.With the September reporting season now out of the way, Harbour...

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