Monday 22nd December 2008 |
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It fell 3.7% to $1.30 after director Peter Maire sold one million shares to raise funds for other investments. In September he sold three million shares. The stock has pared its gains since soaring to more than $5.50 in May last year.
The NZX 50, on Monday, rose 24.445, or 0.9%, to 2679.754. Within the index, 21 stocks rose, 14 fell and 15 were unchanged.
Fletcher Building rose 4.6% to $6.10 after applying to the Commerce Commission for approval to buy Stevenson assets in Auckland and Whangarei. The stock was among picks by three of four analysts in an Independent survey for 2009 last week.
PGG Wrightson fell for a fourth straight day, sliding 8.7% to $1.05 after issuing a profit warning last week. The stock is down almost 50% this year.
NZ Farming Systems Uruguay fell 1.7% to a record low 59 cents after the developer of dairy farms in South America last week said it may post a full-year loss of as much as US$11 million because of a sharp decline in international prices for milk.
Cavalier declined 4.3% to $1.80.
Pyne Gould fell 12% to $2.65. The company which is transforming itself into a bank said late on Friday that it would likely post "a reduced first half performance compared to last year" because of a decline in the value of its holding in PGG Wrightson.
Kirkcaldie & Stains fell 2% to $2.30 after the upscale Wellington department store said it has entered "the most challenging retail environment for many years," according to its annual report.
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