By Pam Graham of NZPA Wellington, Dec 23 NZPA - It was carnage out there at times on the New Zealand sharemarket this year and yet the price market operator NZX trades at on its own exchange doubled.

Wellington, Dec 23 NZPA - Allied Farmers rose 22 percent to 13.3c today, which brokers put down to bargain hunting in a market making its way back to previous highs.

Wellington, Dec 22 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket started the day strongly after sharp rises on stock exchanges in the United States and Europe.

Wellington, Dec 21 NZPA - Allied Farmers shares fell 32 percent to 10c today as investors in Hanover Group started trading the shares they received in the deal that only just got investor approval last week.

Wellington, Dec 16 NZPA - NZX chief executive Mark Weldon believes that fixing "black holes" in the regulation of financial products in New Zealand could usher in a new era for capital markets.

Wellington, Dec 11 NZPA - Listed Australian IT services company CSG is to buy Konica Minolta New Zealand and its associated leasing business for $132 million. CSG planned to partly fund the deal through a $A65m ($NZ80m) share placement, The New Zealand Herald reported today.

Wellington, Dec 8 NZPA - Sharemarket operator NZX outperformed a weak market for a second consecutive day after clearly signalling dividend payment plans and a share split.

Wellington, Nov 30 NZPA - Jeweller Michael Hill has won another award for achievement in business -- the Beacon Award from the New Zealand Shareholders' Association.