Wellington, Jan 22 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket took a hit today, along with offshore markets, from plans to regulate United States banks but investors applauded a profit upgrade from Nuplex and the stock rose 5 percent.

Wellington, Nov 30 NZPA - Telecom shares lifted from seven-month lows today as investors in this part of the world put worries about the financial health of Dubai World aside.

Wellington, Oct 9 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket edged up in early trading as leading stocks Telecom and Fletcher Building notched up small rises.

Wellington, Oct 8 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket got off to a firm start and ran on even though the NZ dollar rose through US74c today. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed up 27.749 points, or 0.883 percent, at 3168.938 points.

Wellington, Oct 8 NZPA - Westpac Banking Corp copped a near billion dollar tax bill today, which some people believe may have ramifications for the cost of credit in New Zealand.

Wellington, Aug 21 NZPA - Shares in Telecom, the country's largest listed company, slipped on the New Zealand sharemarket after the company reported its annual result today.

Wellington, Aug 12 NZPA - A 7.98 percent surge in Fletcher Building shares today lifted the entire sharemarket.

Wellington, Aug 12 NZPA - Fletcher Building shares reclaimed much of their losses of the past two days in early trading, shooting up 23c, or 3.3 percent, to 725.

Wellington, May 7 NZPA - The New Zealand share market posted gains again today but brokers said investors taking profits knocked the market back from its best levels.

Wellington, March 25 NZPA - Small rises in the share prices of top stocks helped keep the New Zealand sharemarket marginally positive in early trading, despite a slide by equities in the United States.