New Zealand Shares Fall 0.5%, Westpac Slides After Result -- Market Talk
New Zealand Shares Fall 0.5%, Westpac Slides After Result -- Market Talk
0437 GMT - New Zealand's NZX-50 closed a light-volume session 0.5% lower at 13030.31 after broad losses. The main drags on the index were Mainfreight, which continued to retreat from recent highs, power utilities and Auckland International Airport after it flagged debt-raising plans. Property stocks were mixed and retirement-village operators weakened. Stock-market operator NZX was one of the top percentage gainers, rising 1.7% after an upgrade to outperform by Forsyth Barr. Westpac, which has its main listing on the ASX, slumped 6.3% in New Zealand on expectations consensus earnings forecasts will be lowered due to the lower margins that were evident in its FY result. (stephen.wright@wsj.com)
0437GMT-新西兰NZX-50指数收盘小幅下跌0.5%，至13030.31点，此前该指数普遍下跌。拖累该指数的主要因素是MainFreight，该股继续从近期高位回落，电力公用事业和奥克兰国际机场(Auckland International Airport)在宣布举债计划后继续回落。房地产类股涨跌互现，退休村经营者走弱。股市运营商NZX是百分比涨幅最大的公司之一，在Forsyth Barr上调评级至跑赢大盘后，该股上涨1.7%。主要在澳交所上市的西太平洋银行(Westpac)在新西兰股市暴跌6.3%，原因是市场预期，由于财年业绩明显利润率较低，普遍的收益预期将被下调。(stehen.wright@wsj.com)