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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...
Headliner NZX Market Report 2.10.26
Share trading on NZX softened into the close of the market for the wee3kend, with the NZX50 Gross Index falling 130 points today at 13,680.40. There were 66 declines in share trades to 22 gainers, with $144.1m in value on the3 day’s session, with volume at...
Headliner NZX Market report 1.10.26
Most equity markets had a dismal trading day and the NZX was no exception. There were 38 gainers and they included two heavyweight stocks. Mainfreight gained 43 points at $65.90 and F& P Healthcare rose 46c to $46.45. Port of Tauranga rose...
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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...
Headliner NZX Market Report 2.10.26
Share trading on NZX softened into the close of the market for the wee3kend, with the NZX50...
Headliner NZX Market report 1.10.26
Most equity markets had a dismal trading day and the NZX was no exception....
Headliner NZX Market Report 30.9.26
The New Zealand sharemarket had a brighter session today, moving 150 poi8ngts higher on the NZX50n...
Headliner NZX Market Report 29.9.26
A soggy day on Wall Street and a mediocre showing by the two centrist political parties in a...
Headliner NZX Market Report 25.9.26
The national sharemarket slipped into the weekend on a softer note with the NZX50 down...
Overseas Sharemarkets
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...
Little change in upcoming PREFU?
22.9.26 The Pre-election Economic & Fiscal Update (PREFU) is likely to show a similar outlook...
Weak bounce in labour market
22.9.26 The Westpac-McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Index (ECI) rose by 3.2 points to 86.3...
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...
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