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MARKETWEEK: Late rally carries the Dow to 50,000
It has been a bumpy ride to peak cycle 7.2.26 // WARREN HEAD // Weeks of equity markets being subjected to the uncertainty of ongoing geopolitical riddles, minerals and metals price mayhem and technology giants diverting colossal amounts capital into...
Headliner NZX Market Report 5.2.26
Equity investors will be happy to have a long weekend to sulk after a soggy day’s trading on NZX.. The NZX50 index fell 23.27 points to 13,444.02. Chorus came back by 19c to $9.55, Summerset by 26c at $11.20, Vulcan Steel by 166c to $7.69 and F&P Healthcare by 12c...
Warehouse to skinny down CODB
4.2.26 The Warehouse Group is planning to lighten its labour overheads as it heads into a new leaner operating structure for its head office, The changes including co-sourcing with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). These changes form one part of the cost reset...
Synlait expects early losses during reset
4.2.26 The current financial year will deliver a reset for Canterbury-based Synlait Milk Ltd with the sale of the company’s North Island assets due for completion on April 1. Synlait advises in an update that the sale will substantially strengthen the company’s...
Headliner NZX Market Report 4.2.26
On a mixed trading session of NZX, the NZX50 index moved forward by 45.77 pts to 13,467.29. In Australia the ASX All Ords moved up 55.31 at 9,204.60 American markets were engrossed in another sell-off, the Dow dropping 166.67 to 49,240.99, and the S&P 500...
Latest Headliner issue on site
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Ryman rolls out new strategy at Investor Day
Kevin Hickman Village, Riccarton. Christchurch 3.2.26 Ryman Healthcare, New Zealand’s largest provider of retirement living and aged care with an established platform and scale in Australia, released a refreshed strategy, new capital management framework and dividend...
Bumper 4th quarter by Briscoe
3.2.26 Briscoe Group shares bounced 3.25% on NZX today after the national retailer reported stronger unaudited record sales of $256.6m for the 4th quarter, 13-week period ended 25.1.26 , up +4.58%. For the 4th quarter, homeware sales increased by +3.45% compared to...
Headliner NZX Market Report 3.2.26
The New Zealand sharemarket gained 9.08 points today to attain 13,421.52. Briscoe Group’s unaudited record sales of $256.6m for the 4th quarter, 13-week period ended 25.1.26 , up +4.58% ahead of the pcp last year was the highlight of today’s market. For the 4th...
Wild swings in gold and silver
3.2.26 In overnight trading, gold and silver fell to fresh lows before showing decent bounces and US equities are on a much better footing, reports BNZ Markets. “US Treasury yields have pushed higher and the USD is modestly stronger, with moves extended following a...
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Headliner NZX Market Report 5.2.26
Equity investors will be happy to have a long weekend to sulk after a soggy day’s trading on NZX.....
Headliner NZX Market Report 4.2.26
On a mixed trading session of NZX, the NZX50 index moved forward by 45.77 pts to 13,467.29....
Headliner NZX Market Report 3.2.26
The New Zealand sharemarket gained 9.08 points today to attain 13,421.52. Briscoe Group’s...
Headliner NZX Market Report 2.2.26
The NZ sharemarket had a slow start to the shortened trading week. The NZ50 eased by 10.74 points...
Headliner NZX Market Report 30.1.26
The NZ sharemarket gained ground today as brokerages favoured a better year ahead. The NZX50 added...
Headliner NZX Market Report 29.1.26
The NZ sharemarket has drifted lower today, by 64.28 points at 13,348.61 on the NZX50n...
Overseas Sharemarkets
Wild swings in gold and silver
3.2.26 In overnight trading, gold and silver fell to fresh lows before showing decent bounces and...
Headliner NZX Market Report 15.1.26
A soggy day across the country was replicated on NZX, with the NZX50 index slipping 97.92...
Headliner NZX Market Report 13.1.26
A pronounced positive shift in general business confidence that emerged from the latest...
Fletcher exiting construction sector
20.1.26 Fletcher Building made the stunning announcement today that it Is getting out of...
Employment confidence has small lift
Employment confidence rose by 3.9 points to 93.8 in the December quarter, according to the...
MARKETWEEK: 2026 may produce more of a canter
3.1.126 // Warren Head // __ During a demanding 2025 when the mediocre pace of economic...
Gold mine project at Waihi North consented
OceanaGold’s major mining project, Waihi North, was consented through the fast –track process to...
FTA ‘great outcome’ for forestry
22.12.25 The New Zealand Forest Owners Association welcomed the new Free Trade Agreement (FTA)...
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