Market Close: NZ stocks eke out small gain, FPH sold down
3 May, 2021 06:30 AM
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NZ shares finished slightly stronger but FPH was sold down. Photo / File
New Zealand stocks eked out a slight gain despite a weaker finish on Wall Street on Friday, with selling in F&P Healthcare being the highlight of the day. The S&P/NZX 50 Index ended at 12,768.84, up 37.71 points or 0.30 per cent.
There were 85 gains and 47 falls among the 33.8 million shares (worth $127.6m) traded.
Market leader, respiratory products maker
F&P Healthcare fell by 60c or 1.7 per cent to $35.35, in sympathy with Australian-US competitor ResMed, which the market views as FPH s closest peer.
Powerball second division Lotto ticket sold in Whanganui
1 May, 2021 09:30 PM
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The winning ticket was sold at Four Square Riverview. Photo / File
Mike Tweed is a multimedia journalist at the Whanganui Chroniclemichael.tweed@nzme.co.nzWhangaChron
One Lotto player is more than $25,000 richer after Saturday night s draw revealed a winning second division ticket had been sold in Whanganui.
The player, who bought their ticket from Four Square Riverview, also won Powerball second division, taking their prize from $21,584 to $26,135.
There were 13 Second Division winners in total, with four also scooping the Powerball.
The other winning Powerball second division tickets were sold at Waitara Post & Lotto, and on MyLotto to players from Wellington and Ashburton.
Australian company completes acquisition of Waddell & Reed
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â The Australian financial company that bought Kansas City-based Waddell & Reed announced Friday that it has completed the $1.7-billion acquisition.
Macquarie Asset Management spun off Waddell & Reedâs wealth management platform to LPL Financial Holdings as part of the deal.
With the addition of Waddell & Reedâs roughly $76 billion in assets under management, Macquarie becomes one of the 20 largest U.S. mutual fund managers.
The move allows Macquarie to pair its signature mutual fund, Delaware Funds, with Waddell & Reedâs Ivy Funds.
Kanye West s Yeezy sold for a record price of $1.8million
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Tue, Apr 27, 2021
Kanye West s shoes beat the record held by a pair of Nike Air Jordan 1s which sold for $615,000
A pair of Nike Air Yeezy 1s worn by rapper Kanye West sold for $1.8 million, triple the previous record for sneakers, Sotheby s said Monday, as the market for rare sports shoes soars.
The shoes beat the record held by a pair of Nike Air Jordan 1s which sold for $615,000 in August 2020 at a Christie s auction.
The record price for sneakers has been broken several times recently as what was seen as a niche market 10 years ago now attracts interest from the general public as well as leading collectors.