UPDATE: NZX reopens after 1.5 hour delay

UPDATE: NZX reopens after 1.5 hour delay
Paul McBeth
(Updates with reopening, trading prices) By Paul McBeth March 8 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand's stock market has reopened after IT connection problems caused an hour-and-a-half delay.  The S&P/NZX 50 index was up 8.61 points, or 0.1 percent, to 7176.24 as at 11.42am on turnover of $19.5 million after opening at 11.30am. The late start was due to problems in Wellington-based NZX's trading system and FIX gateway connections" which have since been restarted. A staggered opening from 11am saw the benchmark index up 0.04 percent, or 3.15 poi...