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Tuesday 16 August 2016 05:41 PM
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall from record high ahead of Fletcher, Spark earnings
By Paul McBeth
Aug. 16 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares fell from a record led by Fletcher Building and Spark New Zealand ahead of their results over the next two days. Summerset Group rose to an all-time high.
The S&P/NZX 50 index dropped 77.68 points, or 1.1 percent, to 7,310.67, snapping three days of gains. Within the index, 34 stocks declined, 12 gained, and five were unchanged. Turnover was $172 million.
Fletcher Building fell 2.4 percent to $9.69 ahead of tomorrow's annual result, which Forsyth Barr estimates will show a 0.8 percent increase in profit to $402 million on a 3.7 percent gain in revenue to $8.98 billion.
"There's certainly a degree of profit taking on Fletcher ahead of its result," said James Smalley, a director at Hamilton Hindin Greene in Christchurch. "People are being a little bit conservative locking in some gains while they wait and see what happens in the results, then looking to reallocate after earnings are over."
Spark led the benchmark index lower, falling 2.6 percent to $3.72. The country's biggest telecommunications company today came out opposing a proposed tie-up between rival Vodafone New Zealand and pay-TV operator Sky Network Television, ahead of an earnings announcement on Thursday. Sky TV which reports next week, declined 0.6 percent to $4.84.
"It's no surprise they oppose a major competitor getting into bed with Sky TV, it's almost a given," Smalley said.
Power companies dropped. Meridian Energy fell 2.3 percent to $2.80, Contact Energy declined 2.1 percent to $5.16 and Mercury Energy decreased 1.8 percent to $3.01, while Auckland International Airport dropped 1.1 percent to $7.06 and SkyCity Entertainment Group was down 1 percent to $4.92.
Companies reporting tomorrow include NZX, which gained 1 percent to $1.04 and Nuplex Industries which was unchanged at $5.33.
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare fell 1.3 percent to $10.61 after the medical devices maker filed a patent infringement notice in the US against rival ResMed.
Smalley said investors are still chasing dividend yields, highlighted by results today from Heartland Bank and Opus International Consultants. Heartland gained 0.7 percent to $1.44 after raising its dividend on an increased profit, whereas Opus International sank 9.5 percent to $1.05 after slashing its return to shareholders on a slump in earnings.
Summerset Group posted the biggest gain on the day, up 2.7 percent to $5.43, adding to yesterday's 4.8 percent increase on better than expected earnings. Rival Metlifecare gained 1.2 percent to $5.90.
(BusinessDesk)
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