Pacific Edge leads NZ shares higher

Pacific Edge leads NZ shares higher
Kaiser gave the green light to add Cxbladder to its electronic medical records system. (Image: Pacific Edge)
Dan Brunskill
New Zealand's main share index rose on Wednesday after Pacific Edge announced a US healthcare provider would now be able to order its cancer test more quickly and easily.The S&P/NZX 50 Index rose 64.89 points, or 0.6%, to 11,373.24. Turnover was $137 million.Pacific Edge led the market higher, jumping almost 17% to 83 cents, after it announced healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente had given the green light to add Cxbladder to its electronic medical records system.While it may sound technical, this project has been under way for months and...

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