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MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares down, led lower by A2 and Z

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares down, led lower by A2 and Z

By Sophie Boot July 19 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares dropped, led lower by A2 Milk Co and Z Energy, while Trustpower and Summerset gained. The S&P/NZX50 Index fell 28.5 points, or 0.3 percent, to 8,917.59. Within the index, 23 stocks rose, 19 fell and eight were uncha...

Sophie Boot 19 Jul 2018
NZ dollar falls against Aussie on strong jobs data across Tasman

NZ dollar falls against Aussie on strong jobs data across Tasman

By Rebecca Howard July 19 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar fell against its Australian counterpart after stronger-than-expected jobs data across the Tasman indicated growing momentum in the labour market.  The kiwi traded at 91.41 Australian cents as at 5pm from 91.8...

Rebecca Howard 19 Jul 2018
CORRECT: LIC's FY net profit tumbles on one-offs but revenue reaches record

CORRECT: LIC's FY net profit tumbles on one-offs but revenue reaches record

(Fixes year-earlier underlying earnings figure, clarifies one-off costs in 2nd paragraph) By Rebecca Howard July 19 (BusinessDesk) - Livestock Improvement Corp, the dairy herd genetics cooperative, reported a 55 percent drop in full-year net profit on higher restructuring c...

Rebecca Howard 19 Jul 2018