Wellington, July 21 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose for a second consecutive session, after the United States market pushed on, but volume is light ahead of the local reporting season.

Wellington, May 21 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket finished off its day's lows, helped by a rebound on the Australian market, but still ended the week at its lowest level in nine months.

Wellington, May 17 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket opened slightly lower this morning after the US market closed weaker on Friday due to low retail earnings and concerns over European public debt.

Wellington, Dec 31 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket ended the year on a positive note, with a helpful nudge from its counterpart across the Tasman.

Wellington, Oct 19 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket started the week on a positive note and welcomed news of the float of retailer Kathmandu. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed up 13.72 points, or 0.428 percent, at 3220.924.

Wellington, Oct 6 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket posted modest gains on a day in which investors were focused mostly on the Australian interest rate decision. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed up 12.826 points, or 0.409 percent, at 3151.548.

Wellington, Oct 6 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket followed the overnight lead of offshore markets, opening firmly today. The benchmark NZSX-50 index, which shed 10.137 points yesterday, rose 14.30 points or 0.46 percent to 3153.02 in the first 15 minutes of trading.

Wellington, Oct 5 NZPA - Leading stocks Telecom and Contact Energy were lower as the New Zealand sharemarket fell in early trading.

Wellington, Sept 4 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket ended higher today with the help of a strong performance from leader Fletcher Building.

Wellington, Sept 2 NZPA - A Singapore-based food multinational building a global dairy empire has taken a stake in NZ Farming Systems Uruguay Ltd, which hopes to make money from dairying in South America.