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MARKET CLOSE NZ shares slip on Fonterra dividend cut, high dollar hurts Ebos

MARKET CLOSE NZ shares slip on Fonterra dividend cut, high dollar hurts Ebos

Dec. 11 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand shares fell after Fonterra Cooperative Group unexpectedly cut its forecast dividends and earnings for 2014, while the high kiwi against the Australian dollar weighed on companies such as Ebos Group with businesses across the Tasman. The NZX...

11 Dec 2013
Synlait Milk flags faster growth in 2014 as Fonterra cuts guidance

Synlait Milk flags faster growth in 2014 as Fonterra cuts guidance

By Paul McBeth Dec. 11 (BusinessDesk) - Synlait Milk, the milk processor which joined the NZX in July, says earnings will beat guidance next year on cheaper raw milk prices and growing demand for its products. That contrasts with Fonterra Cooperative Group, which today slashed...

11 Dec 2013
NZ dollar falls after Fonterra holds farmgate price; RBNZ looms

NZ dollar falls after Fonterra holds farmgate price; RBNZ looms

By Paul McBeth Dec. 11 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar fell after dairy exporter Fonterra Cooperative Group surprised investors by keeping its forecast payout to farmers unchanged and as traders await the Reserve Bank’s policy statement, which is expected to keep intere...

11 Dec 2013