4 Sep 2012

NZ market higher at close

6:30 pm on 4 September 2012

Fletcher Building was down 8 cents at $6.52, Telecom gained 2c to $2.42, while Chorus was up 6c at $3.48.

Contact was up 5 cents at $4.95, Freightways fell 2 cents at $4.06 and Mainfreight was unchanged at $9.70.

Goodman Fielder was unchanged at 64c after announcing it is planning to sell or close about a third of its plants, while Tower fell 6c to $1.78 after issuing a profit warning.

Pumpkin Patch was up 1c to $1.21. Hallenstein Glasson fell 2c to $4.55 and The Warehouse rose 9c to $2.91.

Sky City Entertainment gained 2 cents to $3.82, while Sky TV was up 3 cents to $5.05.