RESEND: MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares down, ANZ and A2 drop while Vital Healthcare, Sky TV rise

Fri, 13 Jan 2017

(Fixes NZX50 index levels in second paragraph) By Sophie Boot Jan. 13 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares fell, led lower by global markets, with Australia & New Zealand Banking Group and A2 Milk Co down while Vital Healthcare Property Trust gained. The S&P/NZX50 Index dropped 16.62 points, or 0.2 percent, to 7,046.97. Within the index, 21 stocks fell, 17 rose and 12 were unchanged. Turnover was $101.1 million. "It's looking like a weaker close today, though not as bad as some of the Asian markets, the overnight leads were weaker a...

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