Wellington, June 21 NZPA - ASB Securities has farewelled four advisers as part of a restructuring of its business. The stock broker has previously said it was looking to discontinue its client advisory service, affecting six staff.

Wellington, June 15 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket failed to make much headway in light trading today, with very little company news to nudge stocks in either direction. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed up 1.2 points at 3043.9, a similar gain to yesterday's.

Wellington, June 2 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket was weaker today, reflecting weak offshore markets and a quiet corporate news day.

Wellington, May 28 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket started the day with a burst which fizzled out as the day progressed and a mixed bag of profit results were reported.

Wellington, May 25 NZPA - Telecom's share price plumbed new lows on low volume as a renewed rout of equity markets globally overwhelmed positive news like a hike in dairy co-operative Fonterra's payout for next year.

Wellington, May 17 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket weakened slightly while other markets in Asia tanked today as a wild ride by financial market on concern about sovereign debt in Europe resumed.

Wellington, May 12 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket drifted lower in quiet trading today as investors adopted a wait and see attitude to next week's government budget.

Wellington, May 6 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket's benchmark index fell to a near seven week low today as investors focused on the implications of the Greek debt crisis even though the economic news in New Zealand was positive.

Wellington, April 27 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket closed lower today as the only major positive piece of corporate news came from unlisted dairy co-operative Fonterra.

Wellington, April 26 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket ended higher but off its best levels as Asian markets rallied on strong US economic data and relief that Greece moved to seek help for its economy.