By Simon Louisson of NZPA Wellington, June 27 NZPA - The sharemarket dropped another 1 percent today to a 2-1/2 year low, sparked by a profit downgrade by retailer The Warehouse and a 3 percent plunge on Wall Street.

Wellington, June 23 NZPA - The New Zealand market opened lower today, unable to ignore a sharp fall on Wall Street on Friday. The biggest sharemarket in the world closed at its second-lowest level this year and below 12,000 for the first time since March 17.

Wellington, June 18 NZPA - The sharemarket was again near a 27-month low today after Wall Street fell again.

By Melanie Carroll of NZPA Wellington, June 13 NZPA - The sharemarket hovered above levels not seen for two years, aided by Fletcher Building's slide to a three-year low today.

Wellington, June 10 NZPA - Ports at Tauranga and Lyttelton will lose ship visits when CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipping line, withdraws the weekly Nemo service at the beginning of August.

By Melanie Carroll of NZPA Wellington, June 10 NZPA - The sharemarket held up today while other markets around Asia gave up ground, but shares drifted to an uninspiring close on minimal volume.

Wellington, June 10 NZPA - CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipping line, announced today it intended to withdraw the recently established weekly Nemo service from New Zealand at the beginning of August. CMA cited rising costs as the reason for its decision.

By Pam Graham of NZPA Wellington, June 3 NZPA - The New Zealand share market plunged 2.3 percent today as offshore markets weakened and as gains on Friday by major stocks reversed.