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Stocks in New Zealand fell Tuesday, as the S&P/NZX 50 Index declined 1.5% to 12701.75.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1.5 billion New Zealand dollars ($873.9 million), A2 Milk was the biggest laggard, dropping 3.3%, followed by shares of Mercury NZ, which declined 3.0%. Shares of Freightways Group dropped 2.6%.
Summerset Group Holdings was the biggest leader during the session, gaining 2.4%, and Fonterra Co-Operative Grp rose 1.3%. Vector rounded out the top three movers, as shares climbed 0.2%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index gained 0.3% to 96.31. The New Zealand dollar strengthened 0.6% against the U.S. dollar to 58.26 U.S. cents.
In the bond markets, the 10-year New Zealand government bond yield declined 4.43 basis points to 4.845%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 24, 2026 00:30 ET (04:30 GMT)
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