Wellington, Feb 18 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket pursued dire overseas markets and lost nearly 30 points in the opening minutes of trading today.

Wellington, Feb 10 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket drifted downwards today as Telecom slipped 6 cents and investors bided their time. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed at 5pm at 2750.05, down 16.510 points, or 0.6 percent from 2766.56.

Wellington, Jan 28 NZPA - Telecom continued to regain lost ground on the New Zealand stock exchange this morning.

Wellington, Jan 23 NZPA - Telecom continued to outperform the market today on good volume but there were not many other bright spots as markets around the world fell.

Wellington, Jan 21 NZPA - The New Zealand share market fell today but the losses were modest compared to Wall Street, which ushered in the Barack Obama presidency with a record Inauguration Day drop.

Wellington, Jan 16 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose in early trading on the back of a rise in US stocks.

Wellington, Jan 13 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket recovered this afternoon to close in the black, despite declines of more than 1 percent across the Tasman. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed up 6.37 points, or 0.2 percent, at 2774.64 on turnover totalling $47.4 million.

Wellington, Jan 9 NZPA - Sales figures from jeweller Michael Hill International (MHI) were the main news on a flat day for the New Zealand sharemarket.

Wellington, Jan 6 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket made small gains in early trading, despite weakness on Wall Street. An early 7c rise in Fletcher Building stocks to 588, on top of a 7c gain yesterday, help lift the local market, along with a 20c rise in Telstra to 480.

Wellington, Dec 29 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket managed modest gains in holiday-thinned trade on the first day back after Christmas. The benchmark NZSX-50 index ended the day up 9.58 points at 2677.64, having been nearly 20 points ahead at one stage.