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MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall, led by Contact, Xero; Trade Me gains

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall, led by Contact, Xero; Trade Me gains

By Sophie Boot Dec. 7 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares fell after Contact Energy said it doesn't expect growth in operating earnings this year and investors continued to punish Xero after key executives sold down their holdings. The S&P/NZX 50 index dropped 30.4 points,...

Sophie Boot 07 Dec 2015
NZ dollar falls as traders ponder prospects for RBNZ rate cut

NZ dollar falls as traders ponder prospects for RBNZ rate cut

By Paul McBeth Dec. 7 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar fell as traders mulled the likelihood that the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates in its final meeting of the year, putting on a different path to the US where the Federal Reserve is poised to start tightening pol...

Paul McBeth 07 Dec 2015
Just Water CEO Falkenstein slams NZX for price gouging, plans to keep NZAX listing

Just Water CEO Falkenstein slams NZX for price gouging, plans to keep NZAX listing

By Fiona Rotherham Dec. 7 (BusinessDesk) - Tony Falkenstein, chairman and chief executive of NZAX-listed Just Water International, has again accused stock exchange operator NZX of price gouging. At the water cooler company’s annual meeting in Auckland today, he said NZX, wh...

Fiona Rotherham 07 Dec 2015