Thursday 24th July 2008 |
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The market extended its gains for a second consecutive day and surged upwards with the NZSE50 up 2.67% (85.58 points) to end the day at 3,287.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand lowered the official cash rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 8.0% from 8.25%, marking the first change in the OCR since July 2007.
Banks continued their positive run, with ANZ gaining 3.1% and WBC surging 2.5%.
Top stock Telecom fell 0.9%, while Contact Energy was up 4.1% and Fletcher Building soared 5.5%.
Retailers closed mixed. Pumpkin Patch gained 1.4% and The Warehouse Group advanced 1.8%, but Hallenstein Glasson dipped 2.7%.
It was a great day for Fisher & Paykel Healthcare who increased 6.5%, Rakon jumped 6.2%, Air New Zealand rose 4.1% and Fisher & Paykel Appliances advanced 5.5%.
Among other shares, Nuplex closed unchanged, but SkyCity surged 4.8% and Steel & Tube Holdings increased 3.9%.With oil extending its decline, New Zealand Oil & Gas fell 2.0%. Other decreases included Pike River Coal 1.4% and Sellerup Holdings 1.2%.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 38.8 points or 0.76% to 5144.1, while the broader All Ordinaries gained 26.8 points or 0.52%, to 5188.4.
The Dow closed up 29.88 points or 0.26% at 11,632.38, the Nasdaq closed up
21.92 points or .95% at 2,325.88 and the S&P 500 closed up 5.18 points or
0.4% at 1,282.18.
NZ Top 50 | 3,287.226 | +85.576 (+2.67%) |
ASX 200 | 5,144.100 | +38.800 (+0.76%) |
Dow | 11,632.38 | +29.88 (+0.26%) |
Nasdaq | 2,325.88 | +21.92 (+0.95%) |
FTSE 100 | 5,449.90 | +85.80 (+1.60%) |
NZX
TOP 50 |
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CODE |
LAST |
+/- |
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AIA |
1.88 | +0.07 |
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AIR |
1.28 | +0.05 |
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AMP |
9.10 | +0.49 |
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ANZ |
24.95 | +0.75 |
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APN |
4.17 | 0.00 |
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APT |
1.12 | +0.03 |
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CAV |
2.28 | +0.13 |
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CEN |
8.47 | +0.33 |
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EBO |
4.60 | +0.20 |
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FBU |
6.91 | +0.36 |
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FPA |
2.11 | +0.11 |
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FPH |
2.62 | +0.16 |
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FRE |
3.07 | +0.10 |
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GFF |
1.72 | +0.06 |
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GMT |
1.20 | +0.05 |
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GPG |
1.38 | +0.02 |
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HLG |
2.87 | -0.08 |
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IFT |
2.15 | +0.15 |
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IMP |
1.14 | +0.03 |
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ING |
0.83 | +0.01 |
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KIP |
1.17 | +0.02 |
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LNN |
11.31 | +0.01 |
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MFT |
6.65 | +0.25 |
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MHI |
0.78 | 0.00 |
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MVN |
1.60 | +0.05 |
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NPX |
5.35 | 0.00 |
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NZO |
1.51 | -0.03 |
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NZR |
6.70 | 0.00 |
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NZS |
1.75 | 0.00 |
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NZX |
7.35 | +0.35 |
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PFI |
1.18 | +0.03 |
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PGW |
2.53 | +0.03 |
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POT |
6.60 | +0.10 |
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PPL |
1.44 | +0.02 |
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PRC |
2.05 | -0.03 |
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RAK |
2.75 | +0.16 |
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RYM |
1.64 | +0.05 |
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SAN |
5.38 | +0.18 |
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SKC |
3.25 | +0.15 |
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SKL |
0.84 | -0.01 |
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SKT |
4.54 | +0.09 |
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STU |
2.70 | +0.10 |
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TEL |
3.47 | -0.03 |
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THL |
1.34 | 0.00 |
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TLS |
5.69 | +0.01 |
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TPW |
7.60 | +0.06 |
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TWR |
2.12 | +0.04 |
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VCT |
2.11 | +0.04 |
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WBC |
28.70 | +0.70 |
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WHS |
3.97 | +0.07 |
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