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The New Zealand sharemarket started the week slightly up after a limp performance on Friday.
Around five minutes after its 10am opening, the exchange's benchmark NZSX-50 index was up 4.39 points to 4227.92.
It had ended Friday down 13 points for the day with top stock Telecom having lost 4c.
Early today Telecom was holding its own, picking up 1c to 463, while some other blue chips also perked up.
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare was up 6c early to 330, with F&P Appliances also advancing, adding 2c to 348.
Fletcher Building picked up 3c early to 1215, having lost 12c on Friday.
Pumpkin Patch looked to be continuing its recovery from a currency-related downturn, adding 12c early today to 360, having gained 29c in the last two days of last week.
Other early gainers included AMP up 5c to 1140, Lion Nathan up 4c to 1000, and Steel & Tube up 2c to 462.
Among stocks to fall early were Auckland International Airport, down 1c to 329, and Air New Zealand, also down 1c to 253.
Kiwi Income Property Trust was another down 1c early, to 162, while Michael Hill International was down 3c to 997 and Tenon down 7c to 250.
Tower was down 3c to 243, having gained 2c on Friday.
- NZPA