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...

MARKETWEEK : SpaceX IPO in orbit at T 2.1

Elon Musk becomes world's first trillionaire Warren Head Is there a Middle East peace deal close to being clinched? The equity markets are more hopeful of that actually emerging this weekend even...

MARKETWEEK: Wall Street wobbles into weekend

6.6.26   Warren Head The gloss achieved by New Zealand equities over the summer continues to get rusty as the economy’s recovery remains stalled by events beyond domestic political control – no...

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Headliner NZXZ Market Report 25,8.26

  Monetary and political concerns hung over the NZX equities market today.  Next week’s Monetary Policy Statement will likely confirm a sluggish economy steadily improving.  The highly regarded chief economist of HSBC Australia Paul Bloxham said today that the NZ...

Tourism Holdings back in black

25.6.26 Tourism Holdings has reported statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) from continuing operations of $39.9 million for FY26, compared with a statutory net loss from continuing operations of $14.1 million in FY25. The company also reported a 34% increase in...

Rocklabs system making step-change

25.8.26 Scott Technology has confirmed a significant performance milestone for its Rocklabs Automated Modular Solution (AMS) crusher cell technology. The system has been achieving 25 samples per hour during site acceptance testing, more than 30% above its original...

NZME scores top first half

25.8.26 NZME has delivered a stronger first half despite economic conditions remaining tougher than expected at the beginning of the year. Operating Revenue and other income of $167.0 million, up from $165.7 million, and Operating EBITDA of $26.5 million, up 11%...

Headliner NZX Market Report 24.8.26

The equity market collected nothing by way of a bonus uplift from the All Blacks’ stunning win over the Springboks at the weekend and instead decided to prune some stocks after recent strong gains. The NZX50 fell 90.78 at 13,881.88. In Australia the ASX All Ords...

PFI posts normalised FY26 results

Property for Industry reported a FY26 profit after tax of $77.7m (15.47 cps), down from $106.0m (21.11 cps) in FY25. The result included a $16.1m fair value gain on investment properties, as compared to a $70.7m fair value gain in FY25. FY26 net rental income...

Resilient year for Chorus

Chorus today reported growth in revenue, EBITDA and net profit for the year ended 30 June 2026 (FY26), Operating revenue of $1,029 million was up $15 million on FY25, while operating expenses of $303 million were down $6 million on FY25 . EBITDA of $726 million, rose...

Heavy news flow for NZ equity investors

21.8.26 //                       Warren Head Financial markets have been deluged in economic reports, company results reports for the June year and within days we can expect the focus to swing on to monetary policy. Meanwhile the impact of higher fuel prices on...

 South Port NZ delivers record FY26

21.8.26 South Port New Zealand (NZX: SPN) today announced a record financial result for the June year with revenue topping the $70 million mark. Driven by strong cargo growth, higher agricultural activity, improved NZ Aluminium Smelter throughput, and wind farm...

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