Wellington, Oct 18 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket managed to post modest gains today as the Australian market traded lower.

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, July 26 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket had a broad-based rally today with the number of stocks rising nearly three times the number falling.

Wellington, July 26 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose in early trading with Fisher & Paykel Healthcare pulling itself off a nine-month low and Rakon reaching its highest level since early May.

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).

Wellington, July 13 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket closed a touch weaker after a quiet session, with all eyes on Wall Street after the company reporting season kicked off in the United States with a positive surprise.

Wellington, June 4 NZPA - The Government's new environmental protection agency (EPA) -- which will take over the nation's genetic-engineering regulator and be expected to protect our oceans from seabed mining catastrophes -- may turn out to be a toothless tiger, critics say.

Wellington, May 11 NZPA - The Commerce Commission warned Kiwibank and HSBC about the formulas the two banks used to work out mortgage break fees until the middle of last year.

Wellington, May 6 NZPA - The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by elderly Blue Chip investors Bruce and Dorothy Bartle, and said that loans they took out to buy an apartment in Auckland were oppressive.

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.