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Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... 20,437.48 helped by a weaker yen, hopes for corporate earnings and the Bank of Japan's ultra-loose monetary policy. WELLINGTON - General insurer Tower has led the New Zealand share market's benchmark index higher after lifting its dividend. The NZX 50 ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... policy board meeting made it clear that slow growth in recent months meant it was not expecting a rise before late July. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket has closed higher after Contact Energy said it would return surplus cash to shareholders. ...

Market lower as Wall Street falls

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... cent, or 469.11 points, to close at 27,992.83 and Seoul closed 1.10 per cent up, gaining 23.29 points to 2,146.10. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket has closed slightly higher, with solid gains posted by Meridian Energy, Sky TV, Nuplex Industries ...

Market to open higher after Wall Street record high

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... mainland economy and will stoke hopes of further measures to boost it, following two interest rate cuts since November. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket firmed, paced by DNZ Property Fund which reported an increase in annual earnings. The NZX ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... world's top economy, following last week's soft retail sales, consumer sentiment and industrial production figures. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares fell, led by Spark New Zealand and paced by Sky City Entertainment Group and Xero, ahead of the earnings ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... valuations, it also means that the outlook for world growth remains subdued," he said, according to Bloomberg News. WELLINGTON - Buying of energy and trans-Tasman company stocks has helped the New Zealand sharemarket close higher. The NZX 50 Index rose ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... 0.65 per cent, or 13.83 points, to close at 2,106.50 while Shanghai shed 1.59 per cent, or 69.62 points, to 4,308.69. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket has advanced, as cheaper oil prices benefited some leading stocks. The NZX 50 Index rose 21.972 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... expected," Russ Koesterich, global chief investment strategist at New York-based BlackRock Inc, told Bloomberg TV. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket has closed lower, with Fisher & Paykel Healthcare feeling the ill-effects of a healthcare stock's ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... week - and come days after the central bank at the weekend cut interest rates again for the third time since November. WELLINGTON - The prospect of lower interest rates has buoyed the New Zealand sharemarket. The NZX 50 Index rose 5.528 points, or 0.1 ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... per cent, or 241.72 points, to close at 19,620.91. Seoul ended 0.57 per cent higher, adding 11.86 points to 2,097.38. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares have firmed slightly, as investors mull a possible cut in interest rates. The NZX 50 Index rose 12.598 ...