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Headliner NZX Market Report 10.3.26
Lower oil prices and soothing words from the White House helped to stabilise equity markets today. In New Zealand the NZX50 closed only 4,40 points lower at 13,094.37 – holding the 13,000 line – after a pan-markets recovery in New York overnight. The Dow jones...
Interest rates push upwards
10..3.26 Global interest rates have pushed higher in response to the attacks on Iran Markets are interpreting the developments as an inflationary supply shock,” says Stuart Ritson, senior fixed interest strategist at BNZ Markets. “The dominant concern is oil-driven...
Soaring jet fuel costs ground Air NZ guidance
10.3.26 Unprecedented volatility in global jet fuel markets following the recent escalation of conflict in the Middle East, has seen Air New Zealand suspend the earnings guidance it issued on just days ago. On February 26 Air New Zealand provided qualitative guidance...
Headliner NZX Market Report 9.3.26
The risks of a prolonged battle over the future of Iran spilled over to equity markets in the Pacific today – where prices dropped sharply on both NZX and ASX. Share prices on US markets were well down on Saturday morning (See Market Commentary) as a catalyst...
Mainland Group sale unconditional
9.3.26 One of the biggest commercial transactions in NZ corporate history has progressed with Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd confirming that the agreement to sell its global consumer and associated businesses, Mainland Group to Lactalis for $4.22 billion is now...
Equity markets twitchy on Middle East war
PICTURED; Jebel Ali container terminal in the UAE // WARREN HEAD Against a background of war breaking out between Israel and Iran, and supply chains tightened financial markets have been registering the uncertainty of how long the hostilities and closures...
Headliner NZX Market Report 6.3.26
US share prices dropped so sharply overnight that by the end of the day futures markets were tipping a bounceback. But while oil prices appear to have paused at new heights, the result remains a fall of 1.61% translating for a 784 points wipe-off on the Dow...
Gold retreats toward US$5,050
6.3.26 COMMENT Gold prices posted another decline on March 5 extending the losses seen earlier in the week and moving closer to the $ 5,050-per-ounce level. Antonio Di Giacomo, Senior Market Analyst at XS.com comments that prices have been mainly pressured by the...
Metro PG completes share consolidation
6.3.26 Metro Performance Glass advised that the consolidation of every 40 Metro shares held at 5:00 p.m. on 5 March 2026 into 1 share has now been completed. The total issued capital of shares after the consolidation is 24,591,464 shares. Metro’s share registry, MUFG,...
Headliner NZX Market Report 5.3.26
The NZX market quickly bought into the global reset of markets that have recovered from the initial shock that the US is once again at war – this time with Iran, an old and implacably hostile enemy. The NZX50 gained 86.77 points at 13,617.89, while in Australia the...
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Headliner NZX Market Report 10.3.26
Lower oil prices and soothing words from the White House helped to stabilise equity markets today....
Headliner NZX Market Report 9.3.26
The risks of a prolonged battle over the future of Iran spilled over to equity markets in...
Headliner NZX Market Report 6.3.26
US share prices dropped so sharply overnight that by the end of the day futures markets...
Headliner NZX Market Report 5.3.26
The NZX market quickly bought into the global reset of markets that have recovered from the...
Headliner NZX Market Report 4.3.26
New Zealand equities investors have not been plunged in to despair by the Middle East...
Headliner NZX Market Report 3.3.26
There was a small slate of decliners on NZX today as the market swept upwards despite...
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Markets reacting to Iranian crisis
Financial and commodity markets are reacting to the fast-escalating regional conflict in the...
Headliner NZX Market Report 3.3.26
There was a small slate of decliners on NZX today as the market swept upwards despite...
Headliner NZX Market report 27.2.26
Despite some overseas markets pulling back today, the NZX sharemarket continued to move...
Markets reacting to Iranian crisis
Financial and commodity markets are reacting to the fast-escalating regional conflict in the...
Magnitude of economic impacts ‘far from clear’
The Iranian capital Tehran 2.3.26 The financial market and international affairs commentators were...
Cash Rate steady on 2.25%
With the economy at an early stage in its recovery, the Reserve Bank decided to hold the Official...
Flat month in US retail
11/2/26 Softer than expected US retail sales supported the case for Fed rate cuts which...
Fletcher exiting construction sector
20.1.26 Fletcher Building made the stunning announcement today that it Is getting out of...
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