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TradeWindow secures Lactalis agreement
TradeWindow Holdings has signed a 12-month agreement with Lactalis to provide its Prodoc export documentation software across both Lactalis' Australian and New Zealand export operations. Lactalis, one of the world’s largest dairy groups, acquired Fonterra's global...
Headliner NZX Market Report 21.10.26
The NZ sharemarket had a bright session today with annual meetings held by Skellerup and Vulcan Steel each advised of sound starts to the 2027 trading year. The NZX50 index bounced 129 points to 13,761.29. In Australia the ASX All Ords index rose 12.60 at...
Postive start to FY27 by Skellerup
21.10.26 A promising start to the Fy27 year was the highlight for shareholders attending today’s annual meeting of Skellerup Group. Chair John Strowger provided initial guidance for Skellerup’s FY27 year. Strowger.“FY27 has started well, with Q1 net profit after tax...
Oil prices lean on gold price
21.10.26 Gold fell about 0.5% on Tuesday to about $4,110 per ounce, marking its third straight session of losses. The metal came under pressure from rising energy costs and uncertainty surrounding the Federal Reserve’s upcoming decisions, comments Antonio Di Giacomo,...
An eye on tomorrow’s CPI
21.10.26 The Q3 CPI will be released at 10:45am on Thursday 22 October, marking the last major data release ahead of the October RBNZ Monetary Policy Review (28 October). ANZ expect annual headline inflation to slow 0.3ppt to 3.8% y/y, marginally below the RBNZ’s...
Headliner NZX Market Report 20.10.26
The NZ sharemarkets closed slightly lower this evening, after leading Aussie bank stocks had a soft trading session and decliners outnumbered gainers. The NZX50 was down 20.38 at 13,631.69. In Australia the ASX All Ords shed 31.50 at 8944.20. In thr United States...
Gentrack wins Aussie contract
An Australian utility Momentum Energy has contracted with NZX-listed Gentrack Group to support its over 200,000 residential and business meter points across Australia “This transformation represents a significant investment in the future of our business,” said Danny...
Headliner NZX Market Report 19.10.26
The NZ sharemarket made an unsurprising sluggish start to the trading week after Wall Street juggled increased uncertainty over the weekend. US equities ended last week on a soft note, with the S&P falling 1.1% on Friday as renewed concerns over the...
Progress in US by Pacific Edge
19.10.26 Cancer diagnostics company Pacific Edge has reported increased momentum towards its US commercial recovery The company’s 2Q27 Investor Update provides several updates including Proposed Medicare price increases of approximately 35% for Cxbladder Monitor and...
MARKETWEEK: Level track for equity market
17.10.26 // Warren Head // There is an odd parallel at play on the national sharemarket this week, where after a light newsflow of a financial flavour the NZX50 index is almost dead level – as is support for the major political parties (if...
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Headliner NZX Market Report 21.10.26
The NZ sharemarket had a bright session today with annual meetings held by Skellerup and...
Headliner NZX Market Report 20.10.26
The NZ sharemarkets closed slightly lower this evening, after leading Aussie bank stocks had a...
Headliner NZX Market Report 16.10.26
The NZ sharemarket had a busy close to the week’s trading with volume of 48.63 million...
Headliner NZX Market Report 15.10.26
The NZ sharemarket had a busy session with 30.18 million shares traded today, totalling $154,67m...
Headliner NZX Market Report 14.10.26
Analysts say that elections come and go and the market doesn’t take much notice – but perhaps this...
Headliner NZX Market Report 13.10.26
Some profit-taking slowed the NZX50 index today with a handful of heavyweight stocks...
Overseas Sharemarkets
Headliner NZX Market report 21.8.26
The big question this evening is whether the NZX market will feel the pressure up front on Monday...
Headliner NZX Market Report 4.8.26
With US President Trump talking up the prospect of the Strait of Hormuz opening up as soon...
Headliner NZX Market report 30.7.26
Wall Street worries spilled over into other markets today, including New Zealand, creating...
An eye on tomorrow’s CPI
21.10.26 The Q3 CPI will be released at 10:45am on Thursday 22 October, marking the last major...
Little change in upcoming PREFU?
22.9.26 The Pre-election Economic & Fiscal Update (PREFU) is likely to show a similar outlook...
Weak bounce in labour market
22.9.26 The Westpac-McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Index (ECI) rose by 3.2 points to 86.3...
NZ GDP shows economy held ground
17.9.26 The June quarter 0.2% rise in New Zealand’s GDP was in line with forecast, says Westpac...
Clutha scheme storage increases
17.9.26 Contact Energy’s latest report on the energy position shows South Island controlled...
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