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Coming Up Today: The UK will release GDP figures. Investors may be interested in the impact that these numbers have for continued European stimulus. Chinese CPI numbers are to be released which will provide another data point in the building inflation narrative. In New Zealand, Meridian will hold its investor day, the ANZ truck-o-meter stats will be released and April card spending numbers will be announced.
New Zealand:
The S&P/NZX 50 traded in the red yesterday with the index dropping 0.6 per cent to 12,659.0 points.
(Corrects to remove reference to Japanese stocks in paragraph 10 as the market is closed)
April 29 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose on Thursday, helped by energy and gold stocks that tracked higher prices of underlying commodities, although gains were capped by a disappointing earnings report from supermarket giant Woolworths .
The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.15% to 7,075.6 by 0029 GMT. The index closed 0.4% higher on Wednesday.
Shares of Ansell were among the top gainers on the benchmark for the second day in a row, rising nearly 5%. The medical devices maker projected strong sales growth for the half year and full year on Wednesday.