by Warren Head | Oct 22, 2026 | NZ Market Daily Report
The NZ sharemarket fell slightly in trading today after the September quarter CPI release. The result was a softer rate of increase than has been tipped – but may yet lead to a series of OCR increases by the central bank. The latest CPI result of 3.7% was lower...
by Warren Head | Oct 21, 2026 | NZ Market Daily Report
The NZ sharemarket had a bright session today with annual meetings held by Skellerup and Vulcan Steel each advised of sound starts to the 2027 trading year. The NZX50 index bounced 129 points to 13,761.29. In Australia the ASX All Ords index rose 12.60 at...
by Warren Head | Oct 20, 2026 | NZ Market Daily Report
The NZ sharemarkets closed slightly lower this evening, after leading Aussie bank stocks had a soft trading session and decliners outnumbered gainers. The NZX50 was down 20.38 at 13,631.69. In Australia the ASX All Ords shed 31.50 at 8944.20. In thr United States...
by Warren Head | Oct 16, 2026 | NZ Market Daily Report
The NZ sharemarket had a busy close to the week’s trading with volume of 48.63 million shares traded today at a value of $167.98m – but took a backstage seat to a rising Wall Street. The NZX50 closed off Friday trading at 79 points lower at 13,753.77 The best...
by Warren Head | Oct 15, 2026 | NZ Market Daily Report
The NZ sharemarket had a busy session with 30.18 million shares traded today, totalling $154,67m in value. The NZX50 index gained 10.80 points at 13,760.40. In Australia ASX All Ords slipped 28.60 to 8840.40. The US markets were all lower as concerns about the...
by Warren Head | Oct 14, 2026 | NZ Market Daily Report
Analysts say that elections come and go and the market doesn’t take much notice – but perhaps this one is close enough in the polls in the run-up to the actual main event that there is hesitancy on the part of investors. A fairly good start to FY27 for Fletcher...