NZ share market trading activity climbs in January, value falls

NZ share market trading activity climbs in January, value falls
Feb. 7 (BusinessDesk) - The level of activity on the NZX grew for a 17th month in January, though the value of transactions was lower than the same month last year. The total number of trades rose 43 percent to 98,903 in January, with the daily average at 4,710, according to NZX’s monthly shareholder metrics. The total value traded fell 8 percent to $2.1 billion in January from a year earlier, with the daily average down 3.6 percent to $102 million. Of that, equity trading dominated, with total trades up 456 percent to 97,247, and the value...