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New Zealand shares open 1.4pc lower after Wall St slide

WELLINGTON : New Zealand 's benchmark stock index opened 1.4 percent lower on Friday, as the market tracked but avoided
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New Zealand's benchmark NZX-50 index was down 48.2 points or 1.44 percent to 3264.63 in early trading.

Top stock Fletcher Building Ltd was 2.7 percent lower at NZ$7.25, while Telecom Corp was 1.5 percent lower at NZ$2.60.

The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 3.51 percent.

 

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