Wellington, Oct 12 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket drifted lower today, in the absence of corporate news and clear leads from offshore markets.

Wellington, Sept 30 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket was shaken today by a fall in Fletcher Building shares on disappointing building consent data in both Australia and New Zealand.

Wellington, Sept 2 NZPA - Torchlight Fund may have invested in South Canterbury Finance (SCF) hoping for a receivership to put itself at the table for the sorting out process, according to an investor in Pyne Gould Corp (PGC).

Wellington, Sept 1 NZPA - The focus turned today to who will buy the assets of South Canterbury Finance and the unintended consequences of the Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme.

Wellington, Aug 25 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket fell today but to a lesser extent that other markets and diversified industrial company Skellerup provided a bright spot.

Wellington, Aug 16 NZPA - DNZ Property Fund listed today at a premium to its offer price on a New Zealand sharemarket that held its ground while other markets fell as the reporting season cranked up.

Wellington, Aug 16 NZPA - DNZ Property Fund listed on the NZX main board today at 99c, slightly up on the 97c a share offer price set by a bookbuild process.

Wellington, July 13 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket closed a touch weaker after a quiet session, with all eyes on Wall Street after the company reporting season kicked off in the United States with a positive surprise.

Wellington, July 2 NZPA - Fitch Ratings said the advantages of a proposed merger of SBS Bank, the former Southland Building Society, and Hawke's Bay-based HBS Building Society are more obvious for HBS.

Wellington, June 25 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket ended a lacklustre week with another restrained performance on a day in which boardroom differences at GPG erupted into the public domain.