Ebos drags NZX50 higher as healthcare stocks find favour

Ebos drags NZX50 higher as healthcare stocks find favour
Paul McBeth
Ebos Group led the S&P/NZX 50 Index higher as healthcare stocks found themselves in favour as the omicron variant of covid-19 has investors pondering the next step in the pandemic.The benchmark index edged up 8.35 points, or 0.1%, to 12,865.22 in relatively modest trading, with turnover across the entire market of $111.5 million.Ebos rose 3.8% to $39.17 and is up 40.4% so far this year as investors continue to laud the animal and healthcare products manufacturer’s nous for acquisitions. Ebos is finishing off the retail component of ra...