F&P Healthcare, Mainfreight gains not enough to lift NZ sharemarket
The S&P/NZX 50 Index had a sharp fall in the end-of-day matching session and closed at 11,678.68, down 3.83 points or 0.03% after reaching an intraday high of 11,757.9.
There were 58 gainers and 75 decliners over the whole market on volumes of 32.63 million share transactions worth $139.11m.
Across the Tasman, the S&P/ASX 200 Index had fallen 1.18% to 7675.4 points at 6pm NZ time after the latest inflation rate, at 3.6%, was higher than the expected 3.4% and dimmed hopes of an interest rate cut this year.
Fisher and Paykel Healthcare increased $1.09 or 3.94% to $28.75 on trade worth $19.22 after reaching an intraday high of $29.73.
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