MARKET CLOSE: NZX50 hits record; buoyed by business confidence, M&A

The S&P/NZX 50 Index hit a record as investor sentiment was buoyed by a recovery in the latest business confidence survey and a better than expected earnings season, and a growing appetite among private equity buyers to pursue mergers and acquisitions.  The benchmark index rose a high as 11,273.2... 

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