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, Oct 19 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket opened flat, although two companies took hits after releasing updates.

Wellington, Oct 18 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket managed to post modest gains today as the Australian market traded lower.

Wellington, Oct 15 NZPA - Fletcher Building shares ended down 3c at 835 but traded as high as 846 in a weak market today on news Fletcher Construction will manage building repairs for 50,000 houses damaged in the Canterbury earthquake.

Wellington, Oct 8 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket was little changed again today as markets around the world waited for key employment data in the United States.

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 23 NZPA - Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) has entered into an agreement to sell its Fijian businesses.

Wellington, Sept 20 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket put in a flat performance on Monday ahead of key economic data this week, as Pike River Coal went looking for more capital and Greenstone Energy concluded a successful bond sale.

Wellington, Sept 15 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket eased in early trading, after making solid gains yesterday despite mediocre data on retailing and the property market.

Wellington, Sept 8 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket snapped a five-day run higher today when global stock markets eased on renewed fears about the strength of European banks. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed down 12.963 points, or 0.408 percent, at 3161.177.