11 May 2010

NZ market down at close

11:00 pm on 11 May 2010

The New Zealand share market was down 4 points, or 0.1%. to 3167 at the close of trade on Tuesday.

Fletcher Building was down 2 cents to $7.91 a share, Telecom fell 1c at $2.10 and Contact Energy was unchanged at $6.18.

Air New Zealand was down 2c to $1.24, while Auckland International Airport was unchanged at $1.95.

Sky Network Television was 4c lower to $4.80 and Sky City Entertainment also was down 4c to $3

NZ Oil and Gas lost 1c to $1.49, Pike River Coal was up 2c to $1.05 and New Zealand Refinery was unchanged at $3.57.

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare fell 5c to $3.40, and Fisher & Paykel Appliances gained 2c to 64c.

Retailer Pumpkin Patch was up 2c to $2.12 and the Warehouse gained 1c to $3.69.

At 5.20pm, the New Zealand dollar was buying 71.91 US cents, 80.05 Australian, 48.48 pence, 66.70 yen and 0.5645 euro. The Trade Weighted Index was at 68.30.