On 23rd August 2021, the broader NZ market was supported by the significant buying in the Energy stocks, followed by Information Technology and Industrials stocks, among others. Notably, NZX All Energy rose by 12.99% and NZX 50 Index increased by 0.95%. Also, NZX 20 Index rose by 1.03%.

Data Source: NZX, Table Source: Copyright © 2021 Kalkine Media
Performance of Indices:
NZX 50 Index ended at 13,064.07, reflecting ~9.59% increase in the previous 1 year. Also, MidCap Index and SmallCap Index ended at 6,479.62 and 22,234.72 points, respectively.
S&P/NZX 50 Index vs SmallCap Index vs MidCap Index – Performance Over One Year

Source: EODHD/Others
Gainers and Losers:
Z Energy Limited (NZX: ZEL) stated that it has received the non-binding indicative proposal from Ampol for the acquisition of Z at the offer price of $3.78 per share.
Serko Limited (NZX: SKO) rose by 10.88% to $7.950 per share.

Data Source: NZX, Table Source: Copyright © 2021 Kalkine Media
Movement on Wall Street:
On 20th August 2021, NASDAQ Composite rose by 1.19% to 14,714.66. Notably, Dow Jones Industrials Average increased 0.65% to 35,120.08.
Note: The reference data in this article has been partly sourced from EODHD/Others