Rural leader bolsters economic bounce

27.9.26 Warren Head The airwaves may be saturated with political polls pulling this way and that as the march to the November election shortens but it was milk that provided an antidote this week....

Marketweek: NZ economy picking up a gear

19.9.26 WARREN HEAD   New Zealand’s equity investors are beginning to see the spring upturn in share prices being sustained after a positive tone to the recent results season, a cautious start...

MARKETWEEK: A choppy course for the NZX

    Warren Head Equity markets are experiencing a choppy ride towards to 4th quarter 2026 as a mixture of impediments block the route. The NZX50 gross index ended the trading week in a...

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...

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Headliner NZX Market Report 7.10.26

  The trading week ended on a high for the NZ sharemarket today despite the week also brining a peak price for petrol in the NZ economy. The NZX50 Gross Index ended at 13,749.35, up 57.10 with 46 gainers to 40 decliners recorded. Volume slipped to 28,209,790 and...

Headliner NZX Market Report 7.10.26

  The NZ sharemarket had a relatively quiet day, with total value traded at $146.24m but falls totalling 44 to 41 gains on the NZX. The NZX50 eased by 16.04 points to 13,684.04, with several heavyweight losing ground. EBOS fell 23c at $18.90, Freightways shed 30c...

South Island rents making leap

6.10.26 Latest data from realestate.co.nz shows the national average weekly rent reached $636 in September, up just 1.9% compared with the same month last year. But across much of the South Island, rental price growth was considerably stronger. Five South Island...

Tower updates FY26 guidance

6.10.26 Kiwi insurer Tower (NZX/ASX: TWR) has revised its FY26 underlying net profit after tax (underlying NPAT) guidance for the year to 30,9.26 Based on preliminary, unaudited results, Tower now expects FY26 full-year underlying NPAT to be between $69m and $79m,...

AFT Pharma on track to $300m target

6.10.26 AFT Pharmaceuticals (NZX: AFT; ASX: AFP), New Zealand’s largest domestic pharmaceuticals company, has announced sustained double-digit revenue growth for 1H FY27. It also reports it remains on track to deliver its FY27 $300 million revenue target and operating...

THL director departing at AGM

Tourism Holdings’ independent director Sophie Mitchell does not intend to stand for re-election at thl’s 2026 annual meeting, to be held on 6.11.26. The board extended its thanks for her significant contribution to thl and, before that, Apollo Tourism & Leisure...

Headliner NZX Market Report 5.10.26

  A quiet start to the trading week but not unexpected with a small flow of company news, and the country into the second week of the national school and university holidays, The NZX50 gained 18.53 points at 13,699.02. In Australia the ASX All Ords rose 4.50 at...

Commodity price index rises

5.10.26 The ANZ World Commodity Price Index rose 0.6% m/m in September. Commodity prices rose across most categories, with only beef and milk fat prices falling. The overall index is up 1.0% y/y. The NZD Commodity Price Index rose by 2.8% m/m. The NZD weakened...

Seeka to invest in new produce hub

5.10.26 Seeka Ltd, an export horticulture company, is to invest ~$15.5 million into the Gisborne region, following an approval to progress a tenancy agreement with Gisborne District Council. The investment will include the development of a packhouse and coolstore...

MARKETWEEK: ‘Oldie’ but reliable retailer stars on NZX

3.10.26                                                                                       //     Warren Head Retail store operators dominated the market over the last week, although competing with sharply higher fuel costs. The NZX50 closed ahead by 23 points...

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