RESEND: MARKET CLOSE: Vista recovers in heavy day of trading

RESEND: MARKET CLOSE: Vista recovers in heavy day of trading
Victoria Young
(Resends to fixe percentage move in 2nd paragraph) By Victoria Young Aug. 30 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares rose in heavy trading, led by Vista Group International which recovered some of yesterday’s sharp sell-off.  The S&P/NZX 50 Index climbed 177.13 points, or 1.7 percent, to 10,757.20. Within the index, 37 stocks rose, three fell, and 10 were unchanged. Turnover was $224.3 million with many stocks trading over a million shares including Sky Network Television, Vista, Spark New Zealand, Goodman Property Group and Infratil. ...

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