NZ share trading volume rises in March while value of trade falls

NZ share trading volume rises in March while value of trade falls
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard April 5 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand share trading continued to push higher in March but values fell against a backdrop of global volatility as investors grew increasingly concerned about the prospect of a global trade war.  Total cash market trading on the NZX rose 73.8 percent to 298,294 in March from the same month a year earlier, the stock exchange operator's monthly shareholder metrics show. Total value traded, however, fell 14.9 percent to $3.4 billion and there was a 6.8 percent slide in daily average trades to $1...