Wellington, Aug 17 NZPA - New Zealand Refining has posted a nearly 45 percent decline in interim net profit to $29 million, as the country's only fuel refinery booked a significant fall in revenue.

Wellington, May 19 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket tumbled nearly 1 percent as fear again gripped financial markets and investors headed to safe havens.

Wellington, Feb 16 NZPA- New Zealand Refining Company Ltd reported an 81 percent fall in annual net profit, reflecting weak refiners' margins and a high exchange rate.

Wellington, Oct 20 NZPA - Strength in leading shares helped propel the New Zealand sharemarket higher today after the United States market hit fresh one-year highs.

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, Sept 30 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose today, gaining momentum during the afternoon, even though international markets were mixed. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed up 22.797 points, or 0.721 percent, at 3183.859.

Wellington, Sept 11 NZPA - Investors pushed up the price of The Warehouse chain today, apparently buoyed by the implications of "green shoots" in the retail trade, and underpinned a lift in the New Zealand sharemarket.

Wellington, Feb 18 NZPA - The New Zealand share market gave up more ground today as foreign markets fell and a mixed corporate reporting season geared up.