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 …

Toll Holdings’ New Zealand unit recognized a provision of almost $22.9 million in its dispute with the Inland Revenue Department over its use of convertible notes in 2013, a year that saw its annual loss widen by 69 percent as it wrote down the value of its Express Logistics acquisition. The Australian logistics group, which competes locally with NZX-listed Mainfreight, …