Serko leads the NZ sharemarket up

Serko CEO Darrin Grafton watched his company's share price shoot up today. (Image: NZME)

Tue, 30 Apr 2024

Technology company Serko surged nearly 20% on a strong business update as the New Zealand sharemarket posted a handy gain.The S&P/NZX 50 Index had a rocky day before closing, with a late rise, at 11,957.5 – up 41.26 points or 0.35% after reaching an intraday low of 11,878.45.There were 69 gainers and 62 decliners over the whole market on healthy volumes of 35.53 million share transactions worth $130.03m.Mark Lister, investment director with Craigs Investment Partners, said it was difficult for the market with high inflation figures an...

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