Wellington, Jan 26 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket was up more than a quarter of a percent this morning, led again by market heavyweight Telecom. The benchmark NZSX-50 index rose 7.0 points, or 0.259 percent, to 2712.086 in the first few minutes of trading today.

Wellington, Jan 9 NZPA - Sales figures from jeweller Michael Hill International (MHI) were the main news on a flat day for the New Zealand sharemarket.

Wellington, Dec 24 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket edged down in early trading, despite a good start to Christmas Eve by several stocks.

Wellington, Dec 23 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket was lower in early trade after shares fell in the United States on an unrelenting tide of bad economic news.

Wellington, Dec 19 NZPA - The New Zealand share market dipped first thing this morning, erasing any gains made at the end of trading yesterday. The benchmark NZX-50 index dropped 18.928 points, or 0.699 percent, to 2688.663 from 2707.591 in the few minutes after 10am today.

Wellington, Dec 16 NZPA - The sharemarket shrugged off concerns in overseas markets to close nearly 0.7 percent higher today, with leading stocks notching up moderate gains.

Wellington, Dec 16 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket opened on a flat note today, after stocks fell on Wall Street overnight. The benchmark NZSX-50 index lost 4.050 points, or 0.151 percent, to 2672.380 in early trading.

Wellington, Nov 13 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket closed lower today keeping faith with woeful performances by equity markets around the world.

Wellington, Nov 12 NZPA - Kiwi Income Property Trust today revised its projected cash distribution for the full year to 8 cents per unit.

Wellington, Nov 12 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket slid today as Asian shares fell for a second day after another poor session for equities in the United States.