US turmoil pulls NZ sharemarket 0.8% lower

US turmoil pulls NZ sharemarket 0.8% lower
The bears are on the prowl across global markets. (Image: NZME)
Jamie Gray
New Zealand's share prices ended lower following turmoil on Wall Street and its bearish effect on other markets.The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed at 12,410.97, down 104.99 points or 0.84%, wiping out most of Monday’s gains.There were 87 falls and 43 gains on the main board, with 39.7 million shares (worth $152.2m) trading.'Tricky'Wall Street stocks plummeted on Monday as investors fretted that uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s tariff policy could tip the world’s biggest economy into a recession.Tech stocks le...

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