NZX trading advances in June, extending first-half gain

NZX trading advances in June, extending first-half gain
Tina Morrison
By Tina Morrison July 6 (BusinessDesk) - Trading on New Zealand's NZX market rose in June, helping extend the first-half gains by more than a third. The volume of total trades rose 18 percent to 164,908 in June from the same month a year earlier, taking the gain for the first six months of the year to 36 percent. The total value traded in June increased 36 percent to $4.3 billion, helping extend the gains in the first six months of the year by 27 percent to $22.7 billion. The S&P/NZX 50 Index has reached record highs this year as the l...