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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...
Bond yields rise in unison
27.9.26 Global bond yields rose sharply last week, and as has been the case for much of the year, moves were led by the US, comments ANZ. “There were multiple factors at play, including the rebound in oil prices, lacklustre auction demand, stronger-than-expected PMI...
Rural leader bolsters economic bounce
27.9.26 Warren Head The airwaves may be saturated with political polls pulling this way and that as the march to the November election shortens but it was milk that provided an antidote this week. The NZX50 has ended the trading week at 13,811.11, some 71 points...
Headliner NZX Market Report 25.9.26
The national sharemarket slipped into the weekend on a softer note with the NZX50 down 13.74 points to 13,811.11 on Friday trading. There was a similar fading on ASX where the All Ords drifted 51.40 points lower at 8,845.60, while in the US markets were mixed...
Fonterra FY26 result hits top bar
24.9.26 New Zealand’s biggest exporter dairy Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd has delivered $27 billion in revenue in its 2026 financial results and nearly $20 billion in cash returns to New Zealand farmer owners and unit holders. Reported operating profit was $3.4...
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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...
Headliner NZX Market Report 22.9.26
The NZ sharemarket coat-tailed the surge on Wall Street overnight where technology and...
Headliner NZX Market Report
The NZ sharemarket had a strong start to the week today, adding 82.06 points on the NZX50 Gross...
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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