Wellington, May 26 NZPA - Membership of a board whose job is to set up a new market conduct regulator has been announced.

Wellington, May 21 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket finished off its day's lows, helped by a rebound on the Australian market, but still ended the week at its lowest level in nine months.

Wellington, May 13 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket posted solid gains today, helped by a recovery in Fletcher Building, and reflecting rises in offshore markets where investors are more confident about the global economic recovery.

Wellington, April 30 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket posted another modest gain today to end a week in which global markets wobbled with composure.

Wellington, April 19 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket fell today along with markets in Asia after investors took profits in the United States when fraud charges were laid against Goldman Sachs and earnings reports disappointed.

Wellington, April 9 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket ended little changed today but selected stocks continued to advance and brokers noted lines of stock trading in Michael Hill and Pyne Gould Corp.

Wellington, March 31 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose today with Contact Energy and Mainfreight the standout performers. Shares in healthcare investor and operator Abano fell 10c to 530 after the company said it was expecting second half earnings to be softer than planned.

Wellington, March 18 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose today even though the share price of market heavyweight Telecom languished near an all-time low set yesterday.

Wellington, March 17 NZPA - Telecom shares fell to a new all-time low today, making it difficult for the New Zealand sharemarket to keep up with other markets.

Wellington, March 1 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose today with investors seeing some positives in the smaller company announcements to the exchange.