On 29th December 2021, the broader equity market of NZ closed in green after significant buying was witnessed in the financial stocks. On the same day, NZX 50 Index and NZX 20 Index rose by 0.40% and 0.38%, respectively. Also, NZX All Financials has encountered a rise of 2.93% and NZX All Materials rose by 1.95%.

Data Source: NZX, Table Source: Copyright © 2021 Kalkine Media
Performance of Indices:
NZX 50 Index closed at 12,940.42 which implies ~2.31% decline in the time span of the past 1 year. MidCap Index and SmallCap Index closed at 6,466.53 and 23,752.11 points, respectively.
S&P/NZX 50 Index vs SmallCap Index vs MidCap Index – Performance Over One Year

Source: EODHD/Others
Gainers and Losers:
Michael Hill International Limited (NZX: MHJ) stated that, even with the uncertain trading conditions resulting from the Delta as well as more recent Omicron COVID variant, MHJ was able to deliver both sales growth as well as sustained margin expansion across November and December.
Vital Limited (NZX: VTL) rose by 8.70% to $0.500 per share.

Data Source: NZX, Table Source: Copyright © 2021 Kalkine Media
Movement on Wall Street:
On 28th December 2021, NASDAQ Composite declined by 0.56% to 15,781.72. Notably, Dow Jones Industrials Average increased 0.26% to 36,398.21.
Note: The reference data in this article has been partly sourced from EODHD/Others