Top 20 NZX trades by Sharesight users – October 2021
Welcome to the October 2021 edition of Sharesight’s monthly NZX trading snapshot, where we look at the top 20 trades Sharesight users made on the NZX during the month.
In this snapshot, buy trades were strongly led by the Smartshares NZ Top 50 (NZX: FNZ) and US 500 (NZX: USF) ETFs. Sell trades were led by a2 Milk (NZX: ATM), which has lost AU$630m in value after announcing its plans for the Chinese market; followed by Z Energy (NZX: ZEL), which is being taken over by Australian petrol company Ampol.
Top 20 NZX trades October 2021
Let’s look at the news behind the key stocks in this month’s snapshot:
a2 Milk (NZX: ATM)
a2 Milk sheds AU$630m in value as shareholders fret over lagging Chinese market
Share price plummets 12% following investor update
a2 partners with Hershey to release new chocolate milk
Meridian Energy (NZX: MEL)
Meridian shortlists bidders for sale of Australian business
Telstra out of the running for Meridian’s Australian assets
Meridian goes ex-dividend
Z Energy (NZX: ZEL)
Z Energy acquired by Ampol for NZ$2b
Z Energy shares jump on takeover news
Are there benefits to Z Energy’s Australian takeover?
Air New Zealand (NZX:AIR)
Air NZ suspends cash burn guidance; draws down loan due to COVID uncertainty
December flight schedule interrupted by COVID restrictions
Air NZ COO to depart for CEO job at Auckland International Airport
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