On 20th December 2021, the equity market of New Zealand ended in green. NZX 50 Index and NZX 20 Index rose by 0.38% and 0.46%, respectively. However, on the same day, NZX All Consumer Discretionary and NZX All Materials declined by 1.49% and 1.45%, respectively. NZX All Health Care has witnessed a rise of 1.42%.

Data Source: NZX, Table Source: Copyright © 2021 Kalkine Media
Performance of Indices:
NZX 50 Index closed at 12,766.45, which reflects ~1.26% rise in the time frame of the past 1 year. MidCap Index and SmallCap Index closed at 6,381.36 and 23,426.63 points, respectively.
S&P/NZX 50 Index vs SmallCap Index vs MidCap Index – Performance Over One Year

Source: EODHD/Others
Gainers and Losers:
Greenfern Industries Limited (NZX: GFI) came forward and updated 30th September 2021 net tangible assets per share to reflect the impact of 1:8 share split. This occurred on 21st October 2021. Notably, the NTA per share stood at $0.40 as at 30th September 2021, and post adjusting for the share split is $0.050 per share.
Smartpay Holdings Limited (NZX: SPY) rose by 4.86% to $0.755 per share.

Data Source: NZX, Table Source: Copyright © 2021 Kalkine Media
Movement on Wall Street:
On 17th December 2021, NASDAQ Composite fell by 0.07% to 15,169.68. Notably, Dow Jones Industrials Average declined 1.48% to 35,365.44.
Note: The reference data in this article has been partly sourced from EODHD/Others