MIXED NEW ZEALAND MARKET

Press, 30 August 1977, Page 26

MIXED NEW ZEALAND MARKET

The New Zealand sharemarket closed on a mixed note in moderatel.v active trading yesterday. Twelve parcels of Dominion Fertiliser shares changed hands at prices between 448 c and 522 c. The largest parcel sold at 506 c for a gain of 6c. TNL Group rose 2c on its increased profit and dividend, while AB Consolidated firmed 5c despite a lower profit. Textiles., engineers, and transporters were firmer, timbers mixed, and builders’ suppliers, freezing companies, insurers, and financiers easier.

;! * ex issue ’ Aetc hank in Samoa :■ The Bank of New South Wales and the Bank of; • Hawaii, will form as equal ji shareholders, the Pacific [Commerical Bank Ltd, in • ! Western Samoa. ; A minority holding is ■[being taken up by the local ;! public. ;l s I • • lirtn issue > ■ | Firth Industries, Ltd, has I ■[issued 150,000 ordinary fully [ [I paid up shares of 100 c as! j part consideration for the i purchase of a further share-1 ; holding in Reliable Roads,; [Ltd.

RISES New Zealand Price Var’n c c AB Con 50 5 And and Beaven 116 1 CPD 145 3 Ceramco 153 3 |C Metal 130 □ IDIC 145 5 ’ Dom Fert 50G 6 DRG NZ 63 3 IFeltex 104 1 ' Fletcher 186 1 I Freightways 94 1 1 —pf .. 56 1 1 Giant 112 12 LWR 78 ■> Mosgiel 108 1 | Quill Morris* .. 130 5 | TNL Gp 80 2 I FALLS New Zealand Price Var’n | c c A Harvey .. 360 2 1 A Ellis . . 112 9 i Brdld 57 1 1 CPD pr 123 1 Cooks Wine 118 9 ' Dom Brew 73 1 i Ebbett 110 5 J Bums pf 95 n MSI 75 1 Neil Holds 98 9 NZ Forest 205 5 NZ Refining 122 3 P Impey 98 2 1 Print Pack 128 2 1 Transvision 82 3 Sth British 268 2 I Waitaki NZR ., 114 1 Wattie .. 92 1 1 —debs 105 3 i Winstone 73 2