Best Wishes for a Prosperous 2026
Headliner Market Report 31.12.25 The NZ sharemarket closed off the 2025 year with a flat-line performance in abbreviated trading hours today. The NZX50 dwindled to a halt at 13,548.42, up 0.29 points. Overnight the Wall Street market was again in negative territory, the Dow Jones dropping 94.87 at 48,367.07, the S&P 500 down 9.60 at 6896.24 and NASDAQ 55.27 lower at 23,419.08. The best rises of the day came from Aussie banks, the ANZ up 25c to $42.19 and Westpac up 55c to $45.22. Summerset...
Gentrack appoints additional director
John Scott will join Gentrack’s board as a non-executive director from 1.1.26. He has extensive experience in the areas of global technology, digital transformation, and business strategy. He was previously CEO of Invenco, a private company providing self-service payment technology. He is currently executive chair of NZX-listed EROAD, chair of AoFrio (NZX:AOF), and chair of Digital Matter, all IoT technology and software solutions companies. He is also chair of hydro foiling electric vessel...
Enprise allots new shares
Enprise Group has allotted 1,729,277 new shares, equating to total capital raised of $778,175 which is 86.24% of the proposed raise. The shortfall of 275,228 shares is available for placement at a price of not less than NZD 0.45 or AUD 0.40 each and otherwise on terms and conditions that are not more favourable to the person(s) to whom the shortfall shares are placed than the original offer.
Vital’s management change effective
31.12.25 Vital Healthcare Properties Management Ltd, as manager of Vital Healthcare Property Trust, reported today that the internalisation of the management of Vital has been completed. From today, Vital Healthcare Properties Management, an entity that is wholly-owned for the benefit of Vital, has been appointed as manager. ‘This represents the next key step in Vital’s evolution, enhancing governance and providing a scalable platform positioned to capture the full benefit of future growth on...
Headliner NZX Market Report 30.12.25
Financial markets are proving as fickle as the weather. The NZX market fell back in quiet trading today, down 7.82 points to 13,518.17, assisted by heavyweights Summerset and Mainfreight shares losing momentum. MFT shed 46c to $68.09 and Summerset 38c to $11.97. Gentrack fell 16c to $8.47, Infratil 98c at $11.27, Serko 8c back to $2.97, Vulcan Steel down 9c at $8.21 and ANZ off 20c to $41.94. The global gold price rallied US$31.40 to US$4,375 a troy ounce but Santana Minerals was cropped 5.5c...
Headliner NZX Market Report 29.12.25
The New Zealand sharemarket traded quietly today with a mixed outcome. The NZX50 eased by 3.02 points to 13,525.99. Several heavyweight stocks had profits clipped by investors as the end of trading for 2025 nears. EBOS dropped 41c to $27.63, despite being a favoured selection in the 2025 NZ Herald share game. Fisher & Paykel Healthcare retreated by 39c to $37.47 and Mainfreight fell 46c to $68.55. Scales shed 6c at $5.83 and Ventia lost 15c to $6.92. Third Age Health continues its descent...
Pullback in global gold price
29.12.25 COMMENTARY The global price of gold settled back today, with the metal marked at US$4,537.70 a troy ounce, down $15.00. Rania Gule, senior market analyst at XS.com – MENA, commented in a note that the gold market is “currently going through a delicate phase that clearly reflects the nature of this asset as a mirror of macroeconomic balances, rather than merely a commodity subject to short-term speculation.” “The recent pullback in gold prices from record highs, which began during the...
MARKETWEEK: Share prices ride the year-end wave
28.12.25 WARREN HEAD // 2025 is all but wrapped up – mostly in newspaper spreads recounting the ten worst events of the year or publishing forbodings of how 2026 will look more like a 2-day cricket test with wickets falling. Give us a break! Yes, the year past was at times a slow trudge for equity markets - before the pace quickened in the second half-year. The current firming trend has enabled the NZX market to approach year-end with around a 2.5% uplift (as at...
Headliner NZX Market Report 24.12.25
The NZ sharemarket had a relatively quiet abbreviated trading session today on Christmas Eve. The NZX50 moved up by 11.33 points at 13,529.06. The broad S&P 500 index hit record levels on Wall Street overnight, up 31.30 to 6909.79. NASDAQ gained 133 points at 23,561.84 and the4 Dow Jones gained 798.73 at 48,442.47. In the UK, the London Stock Exchange was lower, the FTSE-100 off 37.89 at 4,969.92. Gold traded US$14.70 higher at US$4520.40/oz. In Australia the ASX All Ords closed down...
NZX makes appointments
24.12.25 NZX Ltd has appointed Robbie Douglas as Chief Executive of NZX Wealth Technologies and Daniel Juchnowicz as NZX’s Chief Information Officer. Both have been acting in the roles since October. NZX chief executive Mark Peterson says Mr Douglas is a vastly experienced executive, with 30 years’ experience in financial services, and a proven record of leading teams that provide quality service. Prior to joining NZX, Mr Douglas was the Chief Operating Officer at Verifone NZ and has held...
