MARKETWEEK: Spring step in equity investors

5.9.26 Warren Head Equity investors on the NZ market have had a profitable first week of Spring. The NZX50 Gross Index has closed for the week at 13,974.18 up 206 points on the week prior. The ASX...

MARKETWEEK:   Cost cutting a salient feature on NZX

30.8.26    //                                                        Warren Head Sharemarket investors making a judgement call on future prospects have been endeavouring to shake off the torpor of...

MARKETWEEK: Equity market watchful as Election looms.

Queenstown  Warren Head Investors are defiantly keeping the New Zealand sharemarket ticking over at an elevated level despite mixed performances in the current NZX results season and intensified...

MARKETWEEK: Different reactions to jobs data

  Warren Head The New Zealand market has stopped trying to second guess the direction of oil geopolitics and prices but continues to track in the shadow of Wall Street markets. At this stage of...

MARKETWEEK: Broader bullish tone showing

25.7.26                                                                                 // WARREN HEAD Reluctant to just mindlessly follow a blind ‘lead’ from Wall Street from the previous...

MARKETWEEK:   Signs of forward momentum

                                                              //     WARREN HEAD  //  18.7.26 The equities market is waiting for the NZ economy to right itself after being knocked off...

MARKETWEEK: NZX market unfazed by higher OCR

NZ economy becalmed but may catch a tailwind in 2nd half -year   11.7.26                                                                                   //  WARREN HEAD  // Equity markets...

MARKETWEEK:    The second half is all about investor attitude

    5.7.26 Warren Head   There is a freshening mood of low optimism starting to emerge in the valuations of listed stocks on the NZX market since the second half of 2026 began....

MARKETWEEK:  Inflationary threat likely to recede

  MARKETWEEK:  Inflationary threat likely to recede   Warren Head If equity markets are impacted by rising interest rates then the fresh view developing is that interest rates have potentially...

MARKETWEEK:   Lower oil prices stimulus for markets

    //                  Warren Head   Global financial markets  haven fallen so far off peaks earlier this year that it will take some time to rebuild investor confidence but...

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Headliner NZX Market Report 8.9.26

With no lead from a closed Wall Street market, except for a negative close to last week and a jolt upwards in global oil prices, the NZX market ran for cover today. The NZX50 shed 149.33 points at 13,792.90, dowqn-1.08%. The ASX All Ords fell 86.30 to 9,114.30. Oil...

Aussie investor joins KMD Brands register

8.9.26 The Christchurch based surf and casual wear retailer KMD Brands has a new shareholder with a toe in the young female clothing market. Josh Rudd, the founder of surf and streetwear brand Ghanda Clothing, has emerged as a minority shareholder holding 6.18% in KMD...

Headliner NZX Market Report 7.9.26

Surely we cannot blame the All Blacks defeat ijn the third test of the Great Rivalry tour but the NZ sharemarket was downright listless today. There were just 35 gainers to 51 decliners as the NZX50 surrendered 31.35 points by final whistle to close at 13,942.83. ...

Port of Tauranga wins fast-track approval

7.9.26 Port of Tauranga’s Stella Passage development has been approved under the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024, subject to conditions. Port of Tauranga Chief Financial Officer, Simon Kebbell, said the approval was very welcome news. “The Stella Passage development is...

Bremworth not progressing Floorscape scheme

7.9.26 The upwards revised Floorscape offer presented to carpet manufacturer Bremworth Ltd last week is not being progressed by the company. Bremworth announced on 3 September 2026 that Floorscape Ltd had presented a revised offer at a fixed price of $0.95 per share...

MARKETWEEK: Spring step in equity investors

5.9.26 Warren Head Equity investors on the NZ market have had a profitable first week of Spring. The NZX50 Gross Index has closed for the week at 13,974.18 up 206 points on the week prior. The ASX All Ords closed the week at 9,196.00 for a drop of 98 points. The best...

Headliner NZX Market Report 4.9.26

  The NZ sharemarket took a cue from Wall Street’s overnight rally and shot closer towards 14,000 again on the NZX50 index.  The day’s trading on NZX was highlighted by strong advances being made by a cluster of industrial stocks, taking the NZX50 128 points...

Headliner NZX Market Report 3.9.26

The NZX market succumbed to a session of profit-taking today after recent gains, The NZX50 fell 84.38. Bremworth shares rose 10c to 77c today, a gain of +14.93%. Bremworth has received a letter on behalf of Mangawhai Collective Ltd, holder of 19.73% of Bremworth...

HEADLINER NZX MARKET REPORT 2.9.26

A surprisingly benign tone from the RBNZ’s Monetary Policy Committee today – in setting the Official Cash Rate 235bps higher at 2.75% - helped the NZX market this afternoon to a 143 points lift in the NZX50 at 13,930.57, +1.04%. The MPS is setting monetary policy to...

Reserve Bank increases cash rate

The Monetary Policy Committee today reached consensus to increase the OCR by 25 basis points to 2.75%. Inflation increased to 4.1% in the June quarter because of higher fuel prices arising from the conflict in the Middle East. Core inflation, expected wage growth, and...

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