Wall Street was mixed as solid private jobs data heightened anticipation for the minutes of last month’s Federal Reserve meeting, scheduled to be released later today, to gauge the odds the improving labour market will accelerate the pace of tapering. In afternoon trading in New York today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.48 percent. The Standard & Poor’s 500 …

New Zealand shares rose as intelligence software firm Wynyard Group rallied for a second day, leading gains among tech stocks perceived to have strong growth prospects, including Xero, SLI Systems, Snakk Media and GeoOp. The NZX 50 Index gained 20.179 points, or 0.4 percent, to 4779.804. Within the index, 26 stocks rose, 19 fell and five were unchanged. Turnover was …

Shares in Wynyard Group soared to a new record on optimism about the global growth prospects for the company’s intelligence software. Wynyard shares jumped 11 percent to $1.48, adding to their 12 percent rise yesterday after the Auckland-based company announced it had gained the United Arab Emirates money exchange GCC Exchange as a client for its anti-money laundering software. Wynyard …