New Zealand Business Confidence Rises to 10-Year High (Update2) (Bloomberg)

Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- New Zealand business confidence has risen to a 10-year high as more companies plan to hire workers, according to a survey. A net 33.7 percent of companies surveyed in November expect sales and profits will increase over the next 12 months compared with 30.5 percent in October, according to a report released by ANZ National Bank Ltd. in Wellington today.