NZX trading activity increases in July, touts improving on-market transactions

NZX trading activity increases in July, touts improving on-market transactions
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Aug. 6 (BusinessDesk) - NZX trading activity was busier in July from a year earlier, although with smaller values changing hands, and the stock market operator touts more than half its transactions took place on-market.  Total trades jumped 70 percent to 258,063 in July, with average daily trades at 11,730, NZX's monthly metrics show. Still, the increased volumes didn't translate to a higher value of trading with the total value traded down 24 percent to $2.62 billion, or a daily average of $119 million. The stock market op...