Wellington, Feb 9 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket continued to lose ground, sliding more than half a percent today to reach levels last seen more than five months ago.

Wellington, Feb 8 NZPA -The New Zealand sharemarket drifted lower today after receiving mixed signals from offshore and as investors wait for Telecom to report earnings on Friday.

Wellington, Feb 8 NZPA - After its 1.4 percent dive on Friday, the New Zealand sharemarket started the new week with modest gains as Fletcher Building shares made up a little of the ground lost in recent weeks.

Wellington, Feb 5 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket slid lower on opening today, after a sharp overnight fall on Wall Street.

Wellington, Feb 4 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket outperformed Asian markets today and did not react to news that the unemployment rate rose to a surprise 7.3 percent. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed up 13.826 points, or 0.441 percent, at 3148.939.

Wellington, Feb 4 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket opened today slightly firmer, but prices of the three leading stocks were mixed. The benchmark NZX-50 index was up 8.4 points or 0.27 percent to 3143.5 after 30 minutes trading.

Wellington, Feb 3 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket took heart from gains on overseas markets to advance in early trading today. The benchmark NZX-50 index was up 13.39 points, or 0.43 percent, to 3160.75 in the first 10 minutes.

Wellington, Feb 2 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket started the morning positively but gave it all away in the afternoon to end up slightly down for the day.

Wellington, Feb 2 NZPA - Golden Bay Cement is opening a $45 million service centre at Bledisloe Wharf tomorrow, securing the company's position in Auckland.

Wellington, Feb 2 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose in early trading, following four trading days of losses, after United States stocks jumped as manufacturing sector data came in better than expected.