South Port New Zealand eyes best day in three weeks on higher profit

South Port New Zealand

13/02/2026 02:55

** Shares of South Port New Zealand SPN.NZ rise 2.4% to NZ$9.11, set for their best say since January 23

** Commercial port logs half-year net profit after tax of NZ$8.45 million ($5.10 million), up 46.8% on pcp

** Says result driven by higher cargo volumes and smelter recovery

** Declares interim dividend of 8.5 NZ cents per share

** Shares up 10% YTD

($1 = 1.6576 New Zealand dollars)

 (Reporting by Shruti Agarwal in Bengaluru)

 ((Shruti.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com))