Top stock Fisher & Paykel Healthcare closed down 0.5 per cent at $29.98. In contrast, A2 Milk jumped 2.7 per cent to $7.63, its fifth consecutive close above $7 on the back of buyer interest.
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A mixed performance on Thursday resulted in a last-minute, four-point gain on the NZX. The company said on Wednesday it had received the all clear from the Overseas Investment Commission to take a 75 per cent stake in Southland dairy producer Mataura Valley Milk, a deal which would take effect from the end of this month. Telco Spark rose 2 per cent to $4.91. “It’s viewed as a defensive yield stock, investors are quite interested in that at the moment,” Williamson said.
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