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Headliner NZX Market Report 17.9.26
Slender that it was, a blip of GDP growth indicated around a 2% + rate for a full year and a recovery still building – as is the case almost everywhere except in the USD. But enough for sharemarket investors to feel more confident. The NZX 50 closed the session...
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 senior economist Michael Gordon. He said growth tends to be understated in June quarters, suggesting an underlying growth pace of around 0.5% over recent quarters. Goods...
Clutha scheme storage increases
17.9.26 Contact Energy’s latest report on the energy position shows South Island controlled storage was 166% of mean and North Island controlled storage was 84% of mean as at September 13. Clutha scheme storage was 138% of mean. Inflows into Contact’s Clutha...
NZ King Salmon upgrades guidance
17.9.26 New Zealand King Salmon Investments has upgraded their earnings guidance for FY26. Pro‑forma EBITDA is now expected to be in the range of $36 million to $39 million (pro‑forma EBIT $27 million to $30 million), compared with the previous guidance range of...
Scott Technology launches new palletiser
17.9.26 Scott Technology has expanded its Materials Handling & Logistics (MHL) automation portfolio with the launch of NexPAL 200HL end-of-line palletiser. The new palletiser was developed in response to customer demand, particularly across Europe and the US East...
Fed decision may rattle markets
16.9.26 The US Federal Reserve faces a cash rate decision tonight that could rattle markets either way, and a hold may be the riskier path, warns the CEO of deVere Group in London Bond markets price in a probability above 90% for a rise in the Federal cash rate and...
Headliner NZX Market Report 16.9.26
The NZX sharemarket shrugged off 4 days of negative performance with a 138.50 point jump to 13,622.72 on the NXZX50 Gross Index today – as most market sat tight awaiting what appears to be an inevitable increase in the US federal cash rate tonight. The...
Briscoe hold top line but NPAT eases
16.9.26 Against the backdrop of a cautious consumer market, Briscoe Group has again delivered record first-half sales but a 5.9% drop in net profit after tax to $27.6 million for the half-year ended 26 July 2026. Dame Rosanne Meo, Briscoe Group chair, said,...
Seeka bumps up guidance
16.9.26 Produce exporter Seeka Ltd has increased its full year earnings guidance to profit before tax of between $41.0 million and $45.0 million, compared with previous guidance of between $39.0 million and $43.0 million. The company has traded strongly through the...
Headliner NZX Market Report 15.9.26
Equity markets back-tracked on Tuesday as governments came out to steady nerves around the tremendous pace being set by A.I. development, in combination with rising bond yields ahead of a cash rate meeting of the US Federal Reserve FOMC on Thursday US time. The...
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Headliner NZX Market Report 17.9.26
Slender that it was, a blip of GDP growth indicated around a 2% + rate for a full year and...
Headliner NZX Market Report 16.9.26
The NZX sharemarket shrugged off 4 days of negative performance with a 138.50 point jump to...
Headliner NZX Market Report 15.9.26
Equity markets back-tracked on Tuesday as governments came out to steady nerves around the...
Headliner NZX Market report 14.9.26
Weeks after the first signs that a major US developer of A.I microchips had cold feet over...
Headliner NZX Market Report 11.9.26
The NZX market has had a weak end to the trading week, with the NZX50 dropping 108.40 points to...
Headliner NZX Market Report 10.9.26
Oil prices continued to surge higher today, with Brent crude trading above US$100 a barrel. This...
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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...
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...
Reserve Bank increases cash rate
The Monetary Policy Committee today reached consensus to increase the OCR by 25 basis points to...
Housing sector flat but economy rising regardless
10.8.26 The New Zealand housing market remains in the doldrums. And there appears little respite...
CPI pushes up inflation rate
21.7.26 Consumer prices rose 1.5% in the June quarter, taking the annual inflation rate rise to...
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