Wellington, Feb 25 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket lifted in early trade, following the lead of Wall Street which was bolstered by United States Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke who reaffirmed his commitment to keep interest rates low for an extended period to sustain the still-fragile re

Wellington, Feb 24 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket managed to turn around a weak start on the back of a weak US market to close higher on a day in which profit results were mixed.

Wellington, Feb 23 NZPA - Telecom's woes with its XT network dominated the New Zealand sharemarket in what was generally a flat day. Overall, the benchmark NZX-50 index ended the day down 3.387 points, or 0.1 percent at 3126.367.

Wellington, Feb 22 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket started the week strongly after the US market performed better than expected on Friday, and as companies continue to signal better trading in the most recent months of their interim reports.

Wellington , Feb 22 NZPA - Retail investors not taking up their entitlement to buy new shares in Auckland International Airport will receive 17c for each share not taken up, which is less than the 26c paid to institutional shareholders.

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, Feb 17 NZPA - The NZX-50 opened up today, gaining almost 17 points within half an hour of the market's open today.

Wellington, Feb 16 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket enjoyed a positive day, rising nearly 1 percent, buoyed by SkyCity Entertainment's good news. The benchmark NZX-50 index started at 3059.533 and rose 28.074 points, or 0.92 percent, to end the day at 3087.607.

Wellington, Feb 12 NZPA - Auckland International Airport is disappointed that the Craigie Trust intends to take a dispute over land to the Supreme Court.

Wellington, Feb 12 NZPA - The New Zealand share market gained in early trading this morning -- led by trading in Goodman Fielder and following positive news from US and Australian markets.