NZ shares rise; Sky TV recovers on rugby rights rumour
The S&P/NZX50 50 Index increased by 36.98 points, or 0.3 percent, to 10,923.71. Within the index, 27 stocks rose, 16 fell, and seven were unchanged. Turnover was $83.3 million
Sky recouped some of yesterday's slump, rising 1.1 percent to 89 cents, having shed about a fifth of its value yesterday. Almost 1.5 million shares traded hands, after 3.3 million were traded yesterday. Its 90-day average is 848,000 shares.
The pay-TV operator bounced back from yesterday's loss of the domestic cricket broadcasting rights, announcing this morning it will keep world cup cricket coverage for the next four years.
Later in the day, Sky played down speculation it kept the broadcasting rights for all All Blacks, Rugby Championship and Super Rugby matches until 2025 in a $400 million deal, saying the negotiations were continuing.
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