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MARKETWEEK: Broader bullish tone showing
25.7.26 // WARREN HEAD Reluctant to just mindlessly follow a blind ‘lead’ from Wall Street from the previous night, investors on NZX have held their cool and seen a better week. Yes,...
HEADLINER NZX Market Report 24.7.26
There was an alarmed reaction by investors to higher oil prices following the Houthi attacks on Saudi oil tankers in the Gulf of Aden in midweek. Brent crude topped US$100 a barrel with a 7% overnight jolt, before easing off to US$98.64bbl this evening NZT,...
Property market more measured
24.7.26 New Zealand's property market continues to prove remarkably resilient despite ongoing economic uncertainty, says Mark Harris, managing director of Sothebys International Realty. Commenting on the company’s New Zealand Property Pulse Report for 2Q26, he says,...
Headliner NZX Market Report 23.7.26
The NZX market continued to hold forward momentum today, with the NZX50 index up 32.13 points to 13,795.31. In Australia the ASX All Ords index rose 13.20 to 9018.10 Mainfreight moved 25c lower at $63.75 and EBOS was off 20c at $231.909, while a2 Milk shed 14c...
Headliner NZX Market Report 22.7.26
Equity markets climbed high today despite new tensions in the Middle East forcing the price of Brent crude oil above US$90/bbl. The New Zealand market tucked in behind a bullish session on Wall Street to record a 107 point rise by the S&P NZX50 Gross Index at...
Mixed trading by KMD Brands
KMD Brand updated the market on trading performance for FY26 and progress against the Next Level strategy. Group sales in FY26 expected to be in the range of $1,040m to $1,044m (up +5% at midpoint on FY25). Direct-to-consumer same store sales (including online) year...
Headliner ASX Market Report 21.7.26
Concerns that fuel prices may move higher than they have in recent days helped to check enthusiasm on NZX today. Another negative factor was the annualised CPI rate of 4,1% following a blip upwards. Fuel prices are a significant driver but other costs such as in...
Santana’s Kim Bunting retires from board
21.7.26 Santana Minerals Ltd advised the retirement of Kim Bunting as a Non-Executive Director of the Company and its subsidiaries effective today. He has been a long-term Director of Santana and its wholly owned subsidiary, Matakanui Gold Ltd (NZ) for many years and...
CPI pushes up inflation rate
21.7.26 Consumer prices rose 1.5% in the June quarter, taking the annual inflation rate rise to 4.1%. The result was in line with Westpac’s forecast but slightly above the RBNZ's July assumption for 3.9% annual inflation. “However, much of that surprise is likely...
Mixed market session on Wall St
21.7.26 Gold prices remain close to multi-month lows and stabilized to some extent amid a steady dollar and bond yields. ON markets overnight, gold eased slightly to US$4,012.40 an oz (NZ$6,917/oz). “However, the metal continues to face downside risks as ongoing...
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HEADLINER NZX Market Report 24.7.26
There was an alarmed reaction by investors to higher oil prices following the Houthi...
Headliner NZX Market Report 23.7.26
The NZX market continued to hold forward momentum today, with the NZX50 index up 32.13...
Headliner NZX Market Report 22.7.26
Equity markets climbed high today despite new tensions in the Middle East forcing the price of...
Headliner ASX Market Report 21.7.26
Concerns that fuel prices may move higher than they have in recent days helped to check enthusiasm...
Headliner NZX Market Report 20.7.26
The deteriorating position in the Persian Gulf War has sent oil markets soaring and...
Headliner NZX Market Report 16.7.26
The NZ sharemarket had a fairly subdued day as concerns about any inflation impacts from...
Overseas Sharemarkets
HEADLINER NZX Market Report 24.7.26
There was an alarmed reaction by investors to higher oil prices following the Houthi...
Headliner NZX Market Report 23.7.26
The NZX market continued to hold forward momentum today, with the NZX50 index up 32.13...
Mixed market session on Wall St
21.7.26 Gold prices remain close to multi-month lows and stabilized to some extent amid a steady...
CPI pushes up inflation rate
21.7.26 Consumer prices rose 1.5% in the June quarter, taking the annual inflation rate rise to...
Reserve Bank moves off ultra-low OCR
8.7.26 The Reserve Bank lifted the Official Cash Rate (OCR) 25bp to 2.50% today. The the decision...
Earlier resumption of upturn
6.7.26 It has been an uncertain time – and still is – but extremely high oil prices now look to be...
Beef and lamb prices driven by supply
27.6.26 Beef prices are rising again at the farmgate, after the briefest of seasonal lulls and...
GDP growth in economy in 3Q26
19.6.26 GDP figures confirm the economy had real momentum at the beginning of this year, Finance...
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