Wellington, May 14 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket closed lower on a day in which other markets were even weaker as investors beaten up by recent market volatility remained cautious.

Wellington, May 14 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket opened slightly down this morning, failing to build on yesterday's gains. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed yesterday up 1.26 percent at 3195.803, helped by a recovery in Fletcher Building shares.

Wellington, April 29 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket was flat today after official interest rates in this country and in the United States were left unchanged.

Wellington, March 24 NZPA - The New Zealand share market opened positively this morning, following the lead of overseas markets. The benchmark NZX-50 index was up 4.27 points, or 0.13 percent to 3232.638 in the first quarter of an hour today.

Wellington, Feb 26 NZPA - ASB, a subsidiary of Commonwealth Bank of Australia, is moving its head office to a waterfront site in the Wynyard Quarter redevelopment on Auckland's harbour front.

Wellington, Feb 23 NZPA - Telecom's woes with its XT network dominated the New Zealand sharemarket in what was generally a flat day. Overall, the benchmark NZX-50 index ended the day down 3.387 points, or 0.1 percent at 3126.367.

Wellington, Feb 22 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket opened the week on a positive note today. The benchmark NZX50 index was up 9.182 points, or 0.3 percent, to 3116.27 in the opening 15 minutes today with a handful of stocks improving.

Wellington, Feb 16 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket enjoyed a positive day, rising nearly 1 percent, buoyed by SkyCity Entertainment's good news. The benchmark NZX-50 index started at 3059.533 and rose 28.074 points, or 0.92 percent, to end the day at 3087.607.

Wellington, Feb 9 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket continued to lose ground, sliding more than half a percent today to reach levels last seen more than five months ago.

Wellington, Feb 4 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket outperformed Asian markets today and did not react to news that the unemployment rate rose to a surprise 7.3 percent. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed up 13.826 points, or 0.441 percent, at 3148.939.