NZX Midday Sector Update: Finance Advances, Distribution Services Decline
MT Newswires Live
May 06
Finance shares gained the most on New Zealand's Exchange, rising over 4% by midday Wednesday.
Westpac Banking (ASX:WBC, NZE:WBC) gained 5% in recent trade.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand on Wednesday said that New Zealand's four largest banks would maintain capital buffers even in a stress scenario where the unemployment rate peaks at 10.5%, gross domestic product declines by 6.5%, and house prices fall by 35%.
Meanwhile, the distribution services sector shares fell past 3%.
Vulcan Steel (NZE:VSL, ASX:VSL) was down 3% in recent trade.
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