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Healthcare stalwart underpins market to halt slide – Market close

Premium Graham Skellern BusinessDesk · 8 Oct, 2026 05:27 AM 5 mins to read Market leader Fisher & Paykel Healthcare was up a further 41c to a new all-time high of $47.41. Photo / Supplied After initially following Asia-Pacific stocks lo

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October 8, 2026
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Premium Graham Skellern BusinessDesk · 8 Oct, 2026 05:27 AM 5 mins to read Market leader Fisher & Paykel Healthcare was up a further 41c to a new all-time high of $47.41. Photo / Supplied After initially following Asia-Pacific stocks lower, the New Zealand sharemarket staged a last-minute turnaround, with Fisher & Paykel Healthcare’s record run continuing to underpin the market. The S&P/NZX 50 Index rose sharply in the brokers’ matching session and closed at 13,691.85, up 7.8 points or 0.06%, after earlier falling as TOP

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