Wellington, April 7 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket opened lower as negative sentiment swung back into play, with a new economic survey and nervous start to Wall Street's trading week.

Wellington, March 27 NZPA - Better than expected economic figures gave the New Zealand dollar a boost today, but any gains were quickly eroded. At 5pm today it was worth US57.57c, little changed from US57.53c at 5pm yesterday.

Wellington, March 27 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar climbed to its highest level against the greenback in more than 10 weeks as government debt yields surged in a sign investors are reining in expectations for lower rates.

Wellington, March 24 NZPA - A Japanese entrepreneur and telecommunications industry leader with a home in Christchurch is joining the Telecom board.

Wellington, March 18 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar continued trading in a narrow range against the greenback today, in the absence of new domestic economic data.

Wellington, Feb 20 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar made a brave attempt to break the US51.60c barrier overnight but managed only a short stay before tumbling back down. The kiwi was worth US51.32c at 8am today after being worth US51.20c at 5pm yesterday.

Wellington, Feb 18 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar moved into a lower range overnight settling into a range just under the US51 cent mark.

Wellington, Feb 13 NZPA - Shares in market heavyweight Telecom fell a few cents after initially holding up when the company reported a 59 percent fall in first-half net profit to $162 million.

Wellington, Feb 13 NZPA - Shares in market heavyweight Telecom were unchanged in early trading after the company reported a 59 percent fall in first half net profit to $162 million.

Wellington, Jan 30 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar hit a six-year low overnight following yesterday's announcements of the official cash rate, the crown accounts were in the red, and a greater than expected trade deficit.