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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...
NZ King Salmon minorities to join up
New Zealand King Salmon Investments advised NZX today that that existing NZK shareholders China Resources Asset Management Ltd, Oregon Group Ltd and the trustees of the Porus Holdings Trust have entered into an agreement. The thrust of the change is that Oregon will...
Headliner NZX Market Report 30.9.26
The New Zealand sharemarket had a brighter session today, moving 150 poi8ngts higher on the NZX50n to 13,834, helped by positive sentiment around NZ targeting reduced national debt and closer fiscal surpluses than earlier forecast. F& PO Healthcare jumped 45c to...
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 political poll cast a pall over the NZX market today. The NZXZ50 closed down 147.05 or -1.06% - at 13,683.63 with 59 falls to only 24 gainers. In Australia the ASX All Ords...
Two parties doing D.D. on THL
29.9.26 Tourism Holdings provided an update to NZX this morning on the due diligence processes underway in respect of non-binding indicative offers received from the consortium of BGH Capital and the Trouchet family interests (the BGH Consortium), and a second...
Strong result by Hallenstein Glasson
29.9.26 Exposure to the Australian market has again benefitted trans-Tasman apparel retailer Hallenstein Glasson, including in FY26 a net benefit from foreign exchange. Group sales for the 12 months to 1.8.26 were $563.0 million, an increase of 19.6% on the prior year...
Headliner NZX Market Report 28.9.26
The national sharemarket opened the trading week with a cautious session as oil prices remained high, election mud is being flung about and tomorrow’s opening of the PREFU books will show the kitty is looking lean. Much will made of the latter in the beltway...
Synlait makes second half rebound
28.9./26 Synlait Milk’s financial results for the 12 months ended 31 July 2026 (FY26) reflected a difficult first half, followed by a second half in which a return to operational stability flowed through to improved financial performance. Overall, the FY26 results are...
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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...
Headliner NZX Market Report 23.9.26
The New Zealand sharemarket has had a soft day’s trading with some profits s taken off the...
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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