18 Aug 2009

NZ market lower at close

10:11 pm on 18 August 2009

The New Zealand share market fell 15 points, or 0.5%, to close on Tuesday at 3072 on turnover of $81 million.

Shares in Telecom were down 3 cents to $2.69, Contact Energy was 1c lower at $6.28 but Fletcher Building gained 16c to $7.80.

Fisher & Paykel Appliances was down 1c to 79c, while Fisher & Paykel Healthcare lost 3c to end at $3.27 a share.

Sky City Entertainment Group was down 2c to $3.30, while Air New Zealand slipped 1c to $1.28.

New Zealand Refinery fell 40c to $6.50 after reporting a fall in half-year profit to $52 million.