New Zealand

The majority of the world watches and reports on New Zealand's top companies that comprise the NZX 50 index that trades on the New Zealand Stock Exchange. Yet the NZX Mid-Cap Index that comprises 35 medium-sized companies plus the NZX 50 is the better barometer to gauge the health of New Zealand's stock market and overall economy. It's a broader index of companies, therefore a broader index to measure New Zealand's stock market.

The NZX Group at the NZX issues an operational report every month that highlights, among other points, trading volumes. September 2010 saw $2.2 billion of stocks bought compared to $104, 355, 670 in fixed-interest instruments better known as debt instruments. June 2010 saw $1,716 million stocks bought and ...

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