by Warren Head | Jan 12, 2026 | Companies, Market Commentary
WARREN HEAD A potential takeover offer being considered by a Californian family office for NZX listed electronics group Rakon Ltd is not yet a formal bid but it certainly lit up the high tech company’s share price today. Shares in Rakon soared 51.15 or 46c to...
by Warren Head | Jan 11, 2026 | Featured, Market Commentary
WARREN HEAD Equity investors will have spent the weekend partly pondering about the national sharemarket before motoring to the beach for a few hours in the heatwave before retreating from the thunderheads. Spare a thought for Europe and the UK currently...
by Warren Head | Jan 9, 2026 | Free, NZ Market Daily Report
The national sharemarket has ended the week in holiday mode, dropping 20.61 points at 13,696.25 on the NZX50 Gross Index. Decliners were a larger grouping - Gentrack dropped 30c to $8.40, a fall of -3.56%. Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, a dominant stock on NZX,...
by Warren Head | Jan 9, 2026 | Latest News
9.1.26 The global price of gold may be tracking higher again this month but recently listed Manuka Resources has been restricted by ASX rules from upgrading its financial forecasts based on metal prices. On 7 January 2026 Manuka released a presentation titled On Track...
by Warren Head | Jan 8, 2026 | Free, NZ Market Daily Report
The NZX market marked time today as the holiday mood caught up with the investment scene. There was little to nothing in the way of newsflow today. Maybe it’s the ASB Classic tennis or the final day of the final test in the 2025-26 Ashes cricket test series in...