NZX 50 index gains 0.2%; SkyCity loses spot on the 20
The S&P/NZX 50 climbed 0.2% to 12,564.420 with about 35.3 million shares changing hands, amounting to $118.7 million in value traded.
Harbour Asset Management portfolio manager Shane Solly said Fisher & Paykel Healthcare helped keep the index in the green by leading volumes and rising 1.83% to $36.76.
Despite ending the day relatively flat, Solly said the day got off to a positive start with a Scales Corporation market update.
Scales said it was expecting full-year net profit of between $40m and $45m when it posts earnings in August, up from the previous guidance range of between $37m and $42m issued in April.
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