3 May 2010

Ecoya closes 1c down on first day's trading

8:07 pm on 3 May 2010

Shares in Ecoya closed at 99c each in the company's first day of trading on the sharemarket, after being issued at a dollar a share.

In the first new listing since Kathmandu last year, 12,000 shares in the luxury-scented candle and fragrance firm changed hands. The shares ranged between 95c and a dollar each.

The company's share float raised just over $10 million to fund expansion in Australia, Asia and the United States.