Wellington, March 8 NZPA - Surging share prices in the United States on Friday translated into only a minor gain on the New Zealand sharemarket today.

Wellington, March 8 NZPA - Surging share prices in the United States translated into only a minor gain in this country when the New Zealand sharemarket opened for the week.

Wellington, March 5 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose for an eighth successive trading day to a six-week high but brokers described it as a quiet day.

Wellington, March 4 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket started the day positively, with Restaurant Brands lifting 4.4 percent early to its highest level in 7-1/2 years.

Wellington, March 3 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket posted modest gains today with some companies exporting to the strong Australian economy seen as benefiting from a low Australian dollar cross rate.

Wellington, March 3 NZPA - Dual-listed banks were well out in front of the pack when the New Zealand sharemarket opened with modest gains today. ANZ was up 50c or 1.6 percent to 3100, while Westpac gained 42c or 1.2 percent to 3472.

Wellington, March 2 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket posted its fifth straight gain today amid further positive company results, despite Telecom's continued drag on the market.

Wellington, March 2 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose in early trading, following a good show by equities in Europe and the United States.

Wellington, Mar 1 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose in early trading, although Telecom's share price fell 3 percent.

Wellington, Feb 26 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket had plenty of information to trade off today from corporate earnings but managed to end little changed in line with tepid markets offshore.