Market close: Former market darling a2 Milk plunges to another low 27 Apr, 2021 05:38 AM 4 minutes to read A2 Milk, which sat at $19.92 on August 20 last year, has fallen to $7.46. Photo / File A2 Milk, which sat at $19.92 on August 20 last year, has fallen to $7.46. Photo / File NZ Herald By: Graham Skellern The New Zealand sharemarket stayed stubbornly flat but storm clouds surround marketer a2 Milk as it fell a further 5 per cent and more to a new low. The S&P/NZX 50 Index slipped 30.11 points or 0.24 per cent to 12,620.52, after trading in a narrow range of 12,592.77 to 12,693.15. There were 80 gainers and 58 decliners over the whole market on solid volume of 46.58 million share transactions worth $194.92 million.