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Shares fall as geopolitical tensions weigh on markets

By Jonathan Underhill
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12 Apr, 2018 06:28 AM5 mins to read

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F&P Healthcare, which gets the biggest portion of its revenue in US dollars, fell 2.7 per cent to $12.75. Picture / Dean Purcell

F&P Healthcare, which gets the biggest portion of its revenue in US dollars, fell 2.7 per cent to $12.75. Picture / Dean Purcell

New Zealand shares fell, pushing the benchmark index to a week-low, as geopolitical tensions weighed on equities. Pushpay Holdings extended its slide to a 5-week low after its weak sales report. Fisher & Paykel Healthcare and Sky Network Television declined.

Synlait Milk broke with its frequent running mate A2 Milk, chalking up the day's biggest gainer while A2 fell.

The S&P/NZX 50 Index fell 49.50 points, or 0.6 per cent, to 8,404.22. Within the index, 28 stocks fell, 16 gained, and six were unchanged. Turnover was $125 million.

Equity markets were generally lower across Asia, although the declines were moderate, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng down 0.2 per cent in early afternoon trading.

Escalating tensions in the Middle East, where US President Donald Trump has threatened a missile strike on the Syrian regime and a missile was reportedly shot down across Saudi Arabia, have driven up the price of crude oil and sapped risk appetite.

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However, Hamilton Hindin Greene adviser James Smalley says the strength of the Kiwi dollar is a better signal of whether investors fear the New Zealand economy is at threat from global forces, including a trade dispute between the US and China.

"New Zealand is a bit of a bellwether, being an open trading economy," he said. "You would have thought there would be an impact on the currency."

The kiwi traded recently at US73.58c, having gained 2.9 per cent in the past 3 weeks.

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F&P Healthcare, which gets the biggest portion of its revenue in US dollars, fell 2.7 per cent to $12.75.

"Some of these growth-related stocks have done pretty well," Smalley said.

F&P Healthcare is one of the companies that will be posting March 31 results in the next month or so and there may be an element of "sell the fact ahead of the results".

There had been concerns about risks when US President Donald Trump was elected in 2016 because F&P Healthcare manufactures in Mexico, he said.

Pushpay fell 4.8 per cent to $3.94. The mobile app payments developer posted its first dip in quarterly revenue, with annualised committed monthly revenue down 19 per cent in the March quarter. The market was probably disappointed with Pushpay's update, Smalley said.

Sky TV fell 1.7 per cent to $2.33 and is down 16 per cent this year.

Smalley said the stock has had a precipitous fall on bad news including not being the preferred bidder for the Rugby World Cup but that the Cup was only a six-week show. Consensus was the shares were about fair value around current levels and had found a base.

Spark New Zealand rose 0.4 per cent to $3.40. It is reportedly in the running for the World Cup rights in partnership with state-owned Television New Zealand.

Synlait gained 3.5 per cent to $9.26. The stock has often traded in sympathy to A2, its infant formula partner but after falling this week some investors "have decided to use it as a buying opportunity".

While there had been concern about Fonterra Cooperative Group separately partnering with A2, Synlait's medium to long-term outlook was still favourable, Smalley said.

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New Zealand Oil & Gas dropped 3.2 per cent after the government announced plans to end new offshore oil and gas exploration permits to pursue its zero-carbon by 2050 goal. NZOG said it did not have an immediate material impact, but it would look further afield for new opportunities.

The government said its next block offer would be limited to onshore permits in Taranaki, the centre of New Zealand's oil and gas sector. New Plymouth-based logistics firm TIL Logistics was unchanged at $2.08.

New Zealand Refining, the country's only refinery operator, rose 1.3 per cent to $2.43, while transport fuels firm Z Energy declined 0.1 per cent to $7.12. Genesis Energy, which owns 46 per cent of the Kupe gas and oil field, was unchanged at $2.30.

Fonterra Shareholders' Fund units slipped 0.2 per cent to $5.74 after Fonterra Cooperative Group invested in a new production line at Hawke's Bay food processor Apollo Foods. The new line will be capable of being used separately by both companies to produce dairy and fruit-based drinks.

Warehouse Group was unchanged at $2.02 after government data showed increased retail spending on credit and debit cards in March, led by greater consumption of grocery and liquor.

Homeware and sporting goods chain Briscoe Group declined 0.6 per cent to $3.53 and outdoor equipment retailer Kathmandu Holdings fell 0.8 per cent to $2.58. Fast food chain Restaurant Brands New Zealand increased 0.1 per cent to $7.19.

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Michael Hill International gained 1.7 per cent to $1.18 after the jewellery chain said its exit from the US would cost US$4.5m to break leases and pay out redundancies.

Contact Energy fell 0.8 per cent to $5.28 after director Sue Sheldon said she will retire from the board at the end of August.

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