by Warren Head | Jan 15, 2026 | Free, Global Share Markets, NZ Market Daily Report
A soggy day across the country was replicated on NZX, with the NZX50 index slipping 97.92 points to 13,659.79. Several leading stocks backtracked today with large scale asset owner Infratil carving off 41c to drop 3.53% at $11.19. Summerset came back 32c to...
by Warren Head | Jan 13, 2026 | Free, Global Share Markets, NZ Market Daily Report
A pronounced positive shift in general business confidence that emerged from the latest NZIER business opinion survey was unable to spill over into NZX trading today. Business sentiment rose to +39% in December, from +17% in September – the highest reading...
by Warren Head | Dec 15, 2025 | Global Share Markets
15.12.25 US equities ended last week lower, with technology leading declines as investors pared back exposure to AI-related names. The Dow Jones slipped 0.5%, while the S&P 500 dropped 1.1%, and the Nasdaq slid 1.7%. Devon Funds notes this morning that Wall Street...
by Warren Head | Oct 28, 2025 | Global Share Markets
28.10.25 US equities have been supported following benign US CPI data released on Friday, and hopes of a trade deal between China and the US at a summit meeting later this week. There are reinforced expectations for a 25bp rate cut when the US Federal Reserve meets...
by Warren Head | Sep 9, 2025 | Global Share Markets
9.9.25 The Nasdaq Composite notched a new record high Monday, powered by a rally in major tech names and “growing conviction among traders that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates,” comments the UK financial firm deVere group. The Nasdaq climbed 0.45% to close...
by Warren Head | Aug 12, 2025 | Free, Global Share Markets, NZ Market Daily Report
A wintry draught went through the NZ sharemarket today, taking the NZX50 index down by152.18 points to 22,759.68. In Australia, by contrast, the ASX All Ords gained 32.70 to 9,150.30. In the US overnight more controversy did not sit well with Wall Street. As...
