Blue chips Meridian Energy and Auckland Airport did the heavy lifting.
Property stocks were at the bottom of the leaderboard after Precinct’s capital raising.
Infratil snapped an eight-day losing streak as data centres heat up.
Property stocks brace for Precinct’s index reweighting.
And PGG Wrightson halts trading after surprise boardroom ouster.
Local property companies were broadly weaker as investors shuffled their portfolios to participate in Precinct's raise.
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare was among those that keenly felt the soft week.
Chinese markets kicked off their return to work with a hiss and a roar.
The kiwi dollar sank to a six-month low against the greenback.
Turnover across the main board was $141.4 million, of which Summerset accounted for $12.7 million.
