Forum Archive Index - June 2002

["The ShareChat Team" <info@sharechat.co.nz>]

Hi everyone, here's the summary of the ShareChat News from yesterday. 

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Vertex major shareholders to sell 29.76 million shares

Vertex Group Holdings Ltd says it and two shareholders, Pacific Equity Partners 
and Bain Capital Ltd, plan to sell $61 million of shares in the company to 
other investors

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/792d402b

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Retail sales up 2.6 percent in April

New Zealanders continued to spend freely in April, with seasonally adjusted 
retail figures showing a 2.6 percent increase in sales compared with March

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/64953c3b

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Kiwi Income year profit $43.4 M

Listed property investor Kiwi Income Property Trust Ltd today posted a net 
profit after tax of $43.4 million for the year to March 31 and announced a 
one-for-six rights issue


http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/dbaaf014

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Market warms to F&P Appliances result

Fisher and Paykel Appliances today posted a net profit of $1.2 million for the 
first four months of its existence after splitting from its healthcare cousin

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/b6f5e19a

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Should you buy a used share from your broker?

Used car salesmen have a reputation for being economical with the truth, but 
should we expect the same from a share broker?


http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/c202a28d

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Retail sales surge but economists say it won't last

New Zealand's retail sales boom continues, with April sales figures easily 
beating market expectations

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/dc97c36d

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CHH flags purchase of 5 percent of Straightedge

Carter Holt Harvey has reached a conditional agreement to buy 5 percent of 
Straightedge Ltd, a Carter Holt spinoff specialising in building software

http://www.sharechat.co.nz/news/scnews/article.php/6b2a280a

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The ShareChat Team

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