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title: "New Zealand Stocks Edge Lower in Morning Trade"
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description: "New Zealand's NZX 50 index fell 0.2% to 13,673 in morning trade, weighed down by materials, healthcare, and consumer staples sectors. Gains in financials, energy, and consumer discretionary, along with easing oil prices and improved business confidence from the NZIER survey, limited losses. Traders are awaiting the upcoming FOMC minutes."
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# New Zealand Stocks Edge Lower in Morning Trade

The NZX 50 dropped 26 points, or 0.2%, to 13,673 in Tuesday morning trade, erasing slight gains in the previous session, mainly weighed down by materials, healthcare, and consumer staples.

However, gains in financials, energy, and consumer discretionary limited the fall.

Easing oil prices also prevented the index from falling further, as did an improvement in business confidence.

The latest New Zealand Institute of Economic Research's (NZIER) Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion showed that New Zealand's business confidence improved sharply in Q3 amid the Middle East conflict, with inflation pressures easing, steady profit expectations, and improved hiring and investment.

However, traders awaited the FOMC minutes later this week.

Among early losers were Delegat Group (-1.4%), A2 Milk (-1.0%), Fisher & Paykel (-0.8%), Contact Energy (-0.6%), and South Port NZ (-0.6%).

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