Wednesday 6th August 2008 |
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The sharemarket surged upwards today with the NZSE50 up 1.72% to end the day at 3,352.
Top stock Telecom was up slightly 0.3%, while the second-ranked Contact Energy gained 2.0% and Fletcher Building increased 4.1%.
It was also a positive day for retailers with Pumpkin Patch jumping 5.5% and The Warehouse Group gaining 1.5% and retailer Michel Hill rising 1.2%. In the energy sector Vector climbed 0.4% and TrustPower moved up 2.6%.
Other major gainers included AMP 5.1% , Goodman Fielder 6.6%, Goodman Property Trust 5.4%, Nuplex 2.6%, Skellerup 3.3% and Cavalier 4.2% .
Rakon had an outstanding day, rising 8.2% and Dominion Finance Holdings gained 11.1% after it resumed trading following almost a months suspension.
Bucking the trend, New Zealand Oil & Gas fell 1.3%, Plus SMS Holdings took a 16.6% dive and Xero gave back some of its previous gains dropping 11.4%.
Banks continued their run with ANZ up 4.6% and Westpac up 6.8%.
CDL Investments New Zealand remained unchanged after the residential property developer said its first-half profit fell 80% because of a slump in the property market.
Australia markets had a stella day with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index adding 148.7 points, to close at 4969.1. BHP Billiton was one of the biggest contributors to the gain, up $1.40, or 3.9%, to $37.22.
On the back of positive data, a fall in oil prices and the Federal Reserve's
decision to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged, the Dow rose 331.62,
or 2.94%, to 11,615.77. The Standard & Poor's 500 index added 35.87, or
2.87%, to 1,284.88, and the Nasdaq composite index rose 64.27, or 2.81%, to
2,349.83. at 2%.
NZ Top 50 | 3,352.342 | +56.661 (+1.72%) |
ASX 200 | 4,969.100 | +148.70 (+3.08%) |
Dow | 11,615.77 | +331.62 (+2.94%) |
Nasdaq | 2,349.83 | +64.27 (+2.81%) |
FTSE 100 | 5,454.50 | +134.30 (+2.52%) |
NZX
TOP 50 |
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CODE |
LAST |
+/- |
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AIA |
1.94 | +0.02 |
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AIR |
1.27 | +0.02 |
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AMP |
8.30 | +0.40 |
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ANZ |
22.80 | +1.00 |
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APN |
4.02 | 0.00 |
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APT |
1.09 | +0.04 |
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CAV |
2.50 | +0.10 |
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CEN |
8.53 | +0.17 |
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EBO |
4.60 | 0.00 |
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FBU |
6.61 | +0.26 |
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FPA |
1.99 | +0.01 |
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FPH |
2.78 | 0.00 |
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FRE |
3.13 | +0.04 |
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GFF |
1.79 | +0.11 |
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GMT |
1.17 | +0.06 |
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GPG |
1.44 | +0.01 |
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HLG |
2.86 | +0.01 |
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IFT |
2.22 | +0.03 |
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IMP |
1.12 | 0.00 |
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ING |
0.80 | 0.00 |
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KIP |
1.11 | +0.01 |
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LNN |
11.28 | +0.11 |
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MFT |
6.95 | +0.06 |
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MHI |
0.82 | +0.01 |
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MVN |
1.62 | +0.02 |
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NPX |
5.95 | +0.15 |
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NZO |
1.55 | -0.02 |
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NZR |
6.75 | -0.05 |
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NZS |
1.83 | +0.01 |
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NZX |
7.72 | 0.00 |
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PFI |
1.15 | 0.00 |
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PGW |
2.77 | +0.05 |
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POT |
6.59 | +0.04 |
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PPL |
1.53 | +0.08 |
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PRC |
1.94 | -0.03 |
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RAK |
2.77 | +0.21 |
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RYM |
1.69 | +0.03 |
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SAN |
5.51 | +0.13 |
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SKC |
3.58 | +0.09 |
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SKL |
0.95 | +0.03 |
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SKT |
4.70 | +0.03 |
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STU |
3.15 | +0.02 |
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TEL |
3.68 | +0.01 |
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THL |
1.40 | +0.02 |
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TLS |
5.68 | -0.02 |
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TPW |
7.90 | +0.20 |
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TWR |
2.11 | +0.04 |
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VCT |
2.30 | +0.01 |
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WBC |
28.84 | +1.84 |
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WHS |
3.45 | +0.05 |
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