Pacific Edge leads NZ shares higher

Pacific Edge leads NZ shares higher
Pacific Edge said its test volumes have been increasing. (Photo: Supplied)
Dan Brunskill
Pacific Edge led New Zealand's sharemarket higher on Wednesday after it reported volume numbers for its cancer test increased 32% on the same quarter last year.The S&P/NZX 50 Index rose 36 points, or 0.3%, to 11,199.02. Turnover was $119 million.Sharemarkets in the United States jumped overnight, likely encouraged by a wave of corporate earnings which mostly landed ahead of expectations.“US stocks jumped amid optimism about the second quarter companies’ earnings, with all the three benchmark indices rising above the 50-day m...