Wellington, Oct 18 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket had a firm start to the week, as leading shares Fletcher Building and Telecom made early gains. Around 10.20am the benchmark NZX-50 index was up 6.05 points to 3261.89, having ended down 6.8 points on Friday.

Wellington, Sept 22 NZPA - Fletcher Building lost steam in early trading, falling slightly after reaching levels not seen since May 2008 yesterday.

Wellington, Sept 22 NZPA - Fletcher Building lost steam in early trading, falling slightly after reaching levels not seen since May 2008 yesterday.

Wellington, Sept 21 NZPA - Fletcher Building shares hit levels today not seen since May 2008, shunting the New Zealand sharemarket to a four-month high.

Wellington, Sept 6 NZPA - Fletcher Building, Steel & Tube and Cavalier Carpets shares soared and Tower shares plunged as investors assessed the implications of Saturday's destructive earthquake in Canterbury on the corporate sector.

Wellington, Sept 6 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose for the fourth consecutive day after investors' risk appetite was boosted with a better-than-anticipated US payrolls report.

Wellington, Aug 23 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket started the week in decline, with key stock Telecom falling further away from the three-month high reached on Thursday.

Wellington, Aug 20 NZPA - New Zealand's largest listed company, Fletcher Building, has reached an agreement to buy Australian Construction Products Pty Limited (ACP). The sale was subject to some commercial conditions and was expected to be completed by September 1.

Wellington, Aug 18 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket posted modest gains today on the back of a rise in its biggest stock, Fletcher Building, after it reported earnings. The benchmark NZX-50 index gained 11.635 points, or 0.387 percent, to 3018.182.

Wellington, July 19 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket tumbled in early trading, with Fletcher Building down 1 percent to a five-month low, after equities dived in the United States on Friday (local time).