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, Dec 4 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket gained modestly in early trading, with property trusts standing out among the early risers. Kiwi Income Property Trust units gained 4c early to 104 on volume of nearly 1.7 million units, while ING Property Trust lifted 4c to 79.

Wellington, Nov 9 NZPA - In the first few minutes of trading for the week, Fletcher Building shares lifted further above the two-month low of 786 reached on Thursday.

Wellington, Oct 29 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket tumbled in early trading, following a broad sell-off in stocks in the United States after weak data on US new home sales heightened concerns about the pace of the economic recovery.

Wellington, Oct 28 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket edged down in early trading, as most stocks with changing prices moved only 1c to 2c. Among leading stocks Telecom slipped 1c to 248, Contact Energy was down 1c to 623, and Fletcher Building was 2c lower at 827.

Wellington, Oct 22 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket weakened today but rallied from its lows during a fairly quiet session. Markets around Asia kept an eye on Chinese economic data today but it did not seem to be a big factor for the New Zealand market.

Wellington, Oct 22 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket fell in early trade, with leading shares heading lower after a stock market rally unravelled late in the United States.

Wellington, Oct 15 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket managed to finish ahead but off its best levels today. Other markets in Asia did better in the wake of the Dow's breach of the 10,000 level for the first time on the back of a strong result from JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Wellington, Oct 15 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket started the day with solid gains, after the Dow Jones industrial average topped the psychologically important 10,000 level for the first time in a year.

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.