NZX on front foot to start May as Infratil rises 3.5%

NZX on front foot to start May as Infratil rises 3.5%
Infratil shares have risen steadily since April 7. (Image: Chris Keall)
Gregor Thompson
The New Zealand benchmark has kicked off the month on the front foot but is still being outgunned by its counterpart on the other side of the Tasman.  A late rally of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, rising 2.44% to $34.83, helped push the S&P/NZX 50 up 2.06% to 12.148.600 points – over 44 million shares trading hands, amounting to $153.9m in value traded. The equivalent index in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200, was down more than 10% for the year on April 7 but has more or less recovered since. Up another 0.2% by 5pm on Thurs...

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