NZ sharemarket celebrates highest single-day rise in over five months
The S&P/NZX 50 Index climbed steadily in the afternoon before the Anzac Day break and closed at 11,946.43, increasing 143.15 points or 1.21% after reaching an intraday low of 11,784.53.
The previous best day was a gain of 1.61% to 11,352.84 on Nov 15.
There were 90 gainers and 52 decliners over the whole market on volumes of 28.34 million share transactions worth $95.96m.
Fisher and Paykel Healthcare, which has a 13.2% weighting on the NZX 50, surged $1.33 or 2.79% to a 12-month high of $27.87. Ebos Group, with a 4.7% weighting, was up 66c or 1.9% to $35.45.
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