Wellington, Oct 19 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket eased today as several smaller stocks slumped significantly, led by coal miner Pike River Coal's 11 percent decline after it again cut production forecasts.

Wellington, Aug 31 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket made up most of the ground lost early in a generally quiet session, with most focus on today's bailout of South Canterbury Finance.

Wellington, July 20 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket turned its back on three consecutive days of decline, building momentum after an early small gain to close up more than 1 percent.

Wellington, July 6 NZPA - New Zealand shares posted a last-minute surge today after the Reserve Bank of Australia left interest rates steady, having spent almost all the session in the red. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed up 5.06 points at 2952.40, after a 9-point gain yesterday.

Wellington, June 22 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket reversed much of yesterday's gains in a generally quiet session, with Sky City one of the few to rise despite announcing a one-off hit of $60m on this year's profit due to tax changes.

Wellington, June 15 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket failed to make much headway in light trading today, with very little company news to nudge stocks in either direction. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed up 1.2 points at 3043.9, a similar gain to yesterday's.

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

Wellington, March 9 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket eased today, turning its back on nine consecutive days of gains despite the release of positive results from two of the smaller companies.

Wellington, Feb 17 NZPA - The NZX-50 opened up today, gaining almost 17 points within half an hour of the market's open today.