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Headliner NZ Market report 18.2.26
The NZ equity market responded positively to today’s first OCR statement from new RBNZ Governor Dr Anna Breman – who set a calm and dovish opening position, in expectation that inflation is steadily falling and growth slowly returning. As widely expected by...
Cash Rate steady on 2.25%
With the economy at an early stage in its recovery, the Reserve Bank decided to hold the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 2.25% today. The Governor of the RB, Dr Anna Breman, delivering her first OCR announcement Monetary Policy Statement said, “.If the economy evolves...
Spark interim profit takes step up
18.2.26 Spark New Zealand’s 1H26 results demonstrated performance stabilisation and growing momentum in core connectivity. Overall revenue reduced slightly, as mobile and broadband revenue growth was offset by declines in legacy revenues. When combined with...
Fletcher Building interim accents core stability
18.2.26 Fletcher Building has accented a stable underlying performance against a backdrop of challenging market conditions across New Zealand and Australia in posting its results for the December six months. Group revenue from continuing operations landed at $2,866...
Pivotal meeting at Reserve Bank
17.2.26 Wednesday’s Monetary Policy Statement from the Reserve Bank will be pivotal – even though it is extremely unlikely there will be any change to the OCR, comments Nick Tuffley., chief economist at ASB Bank “It’s the big switch in the narrative in a short space...
Headliner Market Report 17.2.26
The slow descent in value of NZX securities continued today with a further 86.29 erased from the NZX 50 Gross index at 13,031.61. The market may be worrying more about the now general assumption that the official cash rate are going no lower. The Reserve Bank...
Support for Santana’s $130m raise
17.2.26 Santana Minerals has received firm commitments from institutional and sophisticated investors to raise A$130 million via a placement of approximately 144.4 million fully paid ordinary shares in Santana, at $0.90 per New Share. The funds raised pursuant to the...
Company results lift ASX
The ASX 200 started the week on firmer footing, eking out a modest gain of 0.2%, notes Devon Funds. “Heavy selling in Miners (-1.0%) and some profit taking in Banks (-0.2%) was largely balanced by a sharp rebound in Tech (+5.7%) and a number of strong company results....
Marlin Global misses market
17.2.26 NZX-listed investment company Marlin Global has announced a net operating profit after tax of $6.5m for the six-month period ended 31.12.25 that is down 20% on the pcp. Revenue was $9.35m, -17%. Key elements of the half year result include profits on...
Contact completes $450m placement
17.2.26 Contact Energy has successfully completed the bookbuild for the fully underwritten $450 million placement of ordinary shares as part of its NZ$525 million equity raise announced yesterday 16.2.26 “The placement was strongly supported by existing...
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Headliner NZ Market report 18.2.26
The NZ equity market responded positively to today’s first OCR statement from new RBNZ...
Headliner Market Report 17.2.26
The slow descent in value of NZX securities continued today with a further 86.29 erased...
Headliner Market Report 16.2.26
The bounce in share price of two of the three major companies reporting interim results today...
Headliner Market Report 13.2.26
Friday the 13th was more of a ‘red ink’ day that the proverbial black- only 19 stocks on...
Headliner Market Report 12.2.26
The early reports in the current half-yearly results season continued to come to the...
Headliner NZX Market Report 11.2.26
Major stocks sold off on NZX today but the market kept the overall impact to only a...
Overseas Sharemarkets
Headliner NZX Market Report 11.2.26
Major stocks sold off on NZX today but the market kept the overall impact to only a...
Wild swings in gold and silver
3.2.26 In overnight trading, gold and silver fell to fresh lows before showing decent bounces and...
Headliner NZX Market Report 15.1.26
A soggy day across the country was replicated on NZX, with the NZX50 index slipping 97.92...
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...
Employment confidence has small lift
Employment confidence rose by 3.9 points to 93.8 in the December quarter, according to the...
MARKETWEEK: 2026 may produce more of a canter
3.1.126 // Warren Head // __ During a demanding 2025 when the mediocre pace of economic...
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