NZ share trading jumps 49% in November as benchmark index posts new highs

NZ share trading jumps 49% in November as benchmark index posts new highs
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Dec. 6 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand share trading jumped 49 percent in November from a year earlier, with values up by almost the same amount, as the benchmark NZX 50 Index broke new ground, including a mammoth trading day to finish the month.  Total equity trades rose to 214,110 in November from 144,029 a year earlier and up from 213,884 in October, NZX monthly shareholder metrics show. The value of equity trading climbed 47 percent to $5.4 billion in November from a month earlier, which included turnover of $1.48 billion...