Market Firm In Active Trading
iJ/ ed !i y A,ex Harvey and South British, the New Zealand sharemarket was again firm yesterday, rises outnumbering falls two to one. Turnovers were high over a wide range.
Alex Harvey rose 25c to 375 c in Auckland, and in active and firm bidding South British rose 19c to 490 c, its highest level this year. Another leader, N.Z Cement gained 10c to 210 c. Most other rises were modest Bunting recovered 2c to 82c and Mount Cook rose 5c to 190 c.
N.Z. Sea Products recovered 1c to 19c after losing a similar amount the previous day, and National Insurance gained
5c to 405 c. N.Z. Insurance was up 8c to 358 c. ex dividend. Consolidated Silver edged back 1c to 64c ia both Auckland and Wellington alter the opening sales of 65c in the same centres on Monday—a rise of 15c on the issue paid up price of 50c. In the falls. Consolidated Brick again eased, losing 10c to 215 c, and Early Brothers lost 2c to 150 c. B.H.P. was again easier, selling 15c lower at 2420 c in Auckland.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31769, 28 August 1968, Page 20
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189Market Firm In Active Trading Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31769, 28 August 1968, Page 20
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