The Markets

Investor confidence buoyed on US coy earnings; NZX rises

Monday 15th of April 2019

The S&P/NZX 50 Index rose 78.02 points, or 0.8 percent, to 9,846.35. Within the index, 29 stocks gained, 13 fell and eight were unchanged. Turnover was $129 million.

Wall Street set a positive tone for Asia, with the S&P500 up 0.7 percent on Friday after a strong earnings report from JP Morgan, where chief executive Jamie Dimon talked up the economic outlook for the US. Disney&#...

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