On 25th August 2021, the broader NZ market was supported by significant buying in the Consumer Discretionary stocks, followed by Financials as well as Consumer Staples stocks, among others. Notably, NZX 50 Index rose by 0.78% to 13,173.48 and NZX 20 Index increased 0.77% to 8,399.38. Also, NZX All Consumer Discretionary rose by 3.31%.

Data Source: NZX, Table Source: Copyright © 2021 Kalkine Media
Performance of Indices:
NZX 50 Index ended at 13,173.48, reflecting ~9.84% increase in the previous 1 year. Also, MidCap Index and SmallCap Index ended at 6,650.58 and 22,523.29 points, respectively.
S&P/NZX 50 Index vs SmallCap Index vs MidCap Index – Performance Over One Year

Source: EODHD/Others
Gainers and Losers:
Scales Corporation Limited (NZX: SCL) posted its H1 FY 2021 results. The company’s reported NPAT amounted to $32.6 Mn (H1 FY 2020: $27.8 Mn), which implies a rise of 17.5%.
DGL Group Limited (NZX: DGC) rose 12.32% to NZ$2.370 per share.

Data Source: NZX, Table Source: Copyright © 2021 Kalkine Media
Movement on Wall Street:
On 24th August 2021, NASDAQ Composite increased 0.52% to 15,019.80. Notably, Dow Jones Industrials Average rose 0.09% to 35,366.26.
Note: The reference data in this article has been partly sourced from EODHD/Others