NZX trading volumes rise in August, as increase in equity trades outweigh decline in debt trading

NZX trading volumes rise in August, as increase in equity trades outweigh decline in debt trading
By Tina Morrison Sept. 3 (BusinessDesk) - The volume of trades on the New Zealand stock exchange rose in August as an increase in equity trades outweighed a decline in debt trades. The number of trades on the NZX rose 8.8 percent to 107,104 in August from the year earlier month, according to the stock exchange operator's monthly shareholder metrics. Equity transactions increased 9.1 percent to 104,400 while debt trading declined 2.7 percent to 2,704, the Wellington-based NZX said. In August this year, some $550 million of new capital w...