Wellington, Oct 14 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket started well and pushed on as world markets rallied and brokers talked of a building momentum.

Wellington, Aug 27 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket ended lower today as profit announcements continued to flow and investors pondered the future of South Canterbury Finance, which has listed debt securities now on trading halt.

Wellington, Aug 13 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket posted modest gains from a flat start today against a backdrop of improved regional markets but volume was again light.

Wellington, July 14 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose for its eighth trading day in nine after stocks in the United States rallied for a sixth straight day as the earnings season got off to a good start.

Wellington, May 14 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket opened slightly down this morning, failing to build on yesterday's gains. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed yesterday up 1.26 percent at 3195.803, helped by a recovery in Fletcher Building shares.

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 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, Dec 31 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket ended the year on a positive note, with a helpful nudge from its counterpart across the Tasman.

Wellington, Dec 4 NZPA - The float of DNZ Property Fund has been pulled but the property trusts already listed on the New Zealand sharemarket performed strongly today.

Wellington, Nov 20 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket fell but outperformed other markets in Asia and proved again that it can be the source of new capital for listings.