16 Sep 2011

New Zealand market on the rise

6:03 am on 16 September 2011

The NZX50 index ended Thursday's trading slightly higher, gaining 8 points, or 0.25%, to close at 3272.

Turnover for the day was $84 million.

Among the major movements, Fletcher Building was down 12 cents at $7.50, Telecom ended up 1 cent at 2.53 cents and Contact Energy was up 8 cents at $5.30.

Sky City Entertainment gained 3 cents to $3.41, Sky Network Television was up 2 cents to $5.38, and Auckland International Airport gained 0.05 cents to close at $2.235

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare was up 4 cents at $2.17 while The Warehouse was down 1 cent to $3.45.

New Zealand Oil & Gas gained 1 cent to close 70 cents and Ebos was down 1 cent at $6.64.