Santa rally set to continue

Santa rally set to continue
Rebecca Howard
New Zealand shares are set to continue their Santa rally on the last trading day before Christmas, despite ongoing worries about Brexit and the US stimulus package.The market is up 13.3 percent so far this year and a whopping 53.2 percent since the trough it hit in March.Over the past few days, NZ investors have focused on good news at home and shrugged off jitters related to new waves of covid-19, including a new variant in the UK, as well as worries about Brexit and the global economy.NZ has weathered the covid-19 storm better than most, with...

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