Market close: NZ sharemarket falls more than half a per cent
Market close: NZ sharemarket falls more than half a per cent 1 Apr, 2021 04:40 AM 5 minutes to read AFT Pharmaceuticals slumped 57c or 11.52 per cent to $4.38. Photo / 123RF NZ Herald By: Graham Skellern The New Zealand sharemarket gave back much of its gains from the day before, falling more than half a per cent on steady trading as it entered the four-day Easter break. The S&P/NZX 50 Index fell 72.38 points or 0.58 per cent to 12,488.31, after rising 0.92 per cent on Wednesday. The index picked up in late trading, beforehand reaching an intraday low of 12,439.41. There wer...