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NZX Midday Sector Update: Industrial Services Stocks Rise, Consumer Non-Durables Decline

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-- Industrial services gained the most among New Zealand sectors on Monday, advancing almost 2%.

Ventia Services Group (NZE:VNT, ASX:VNT) gained nearly 2% in recent trade.

Meanwhile, the consumer non-durables sector declined by almost 7%.

a2 Milk Company (NZE:ATM, ASX:A2M) was down past 14% in recent trade.

The company on Monday said it started a voluntary recall on May 1 of three batches of its a2 Platinum USA infant milk formula, following the detection of cereulide in product manufactured by Synlait Milk (NZE:SML, ASX:SM1).

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