Wellington, Aug 19 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket ended slightly firmer today as it braced for earnings reports from Telecom, Contact Energy and Sky Television tomorrow.

Wellington, Aug 19 NZPA - Shares in Freightways continued their gains for the week, rising to a two-month high in early trading after the company reported on Monday that its second half performance was better than the first six months.

Wellington, Aug 18 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket posted modest gains today on the back of a rise in its biggest stock, Fletcher Building, after it reported earnings. The benchmark NZX-50 index gained 11.635 points, or 0.387 percent, to 3018.182.

Wellington, Aug 18 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket firmed in early trading today shortly after one of its blue chip stocks reported its annual result and taking heart from a positive session on Wall Street.

Wellington, Feb 19 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket ended little changed today but there was plenty going on with investors reacting to corporate earnings, United States policy changes and a controversy over NZX50 index inclusion.

Wellington, April 16 NZPA - The Warehouse Group said Gary Rohloff has resigned as chief executive of Warehouse Stationery and will be replaced by Mark Powell.

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 9 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket edged down in early trade after the Dow Jones industrial index recorded a modest fall overnight, although the other two major United States indices rose.

Wellington, Oct 17 NZPA - The sharemarket had a robust start to the trading day, after United States stocks surged in the last hour of trading as investors snapped up beaten-down shares a day before stock options expire.

by Pam Graham of NZPA Wellington, Aug 8 NZPA - Investors punished New Zealand's largest listed company Telecom today and that put the market index down.