Wellington, Jan 28 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket edged up in opening trading today, with a dozen stocks gaining between 1 and 3 cents.

Wellington, Jan 27 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket closed lower today as investors continued to assess a range of government interventions globally and awaited interest rate decisions here and elsewhere.

Wellington, Jan 26 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar eased today as the yen rose in response to speculation of a tightening of Chinese monetary policy.

Wellington, Jan 26 NZPA - After last week's poor performance, the New Zealand dollar rebounded slightly overnight Monday amid rumours from the United States of the upcoming reappointment of Fed chairman Ben Bernanke and suggestion of new stimulus measures.

Wellington, Jan 25 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar bounced back this afternoon, after falling against the greenback as the US market was affected by US President Barack Obama's plan to curb bank risk-taking.

Wellington, Jan 25 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket closed low today as US President Barack Obama's announcement to limit bank risk-taking last week continues to have a ripple effect on the global market.

Wellington, Jan 25 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket drifted south in early trading today as the fallout from two days of falls on Wall Street continued to affect the global market. The benchmark NZX-50 index was down 9.90 points, or 0.311 percent, at 3180.522 around 10.15am.

Wellington, Jan 25 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar continued to fall against the greenback after US markets felt the impact of moves by US President Barack Obama to curb bank risk-taking which would in turn hit banks' profits.

Wellington, Jan 12 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar edged higher against the greenback overnight, reaching its highest level in nearly eight weeks, as the United States currency fell broadly and strong Chinese export data boosted risk appetite.

Wellington, Jan 11 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar strengthened against the greenback which fell after an unexpected drop in United States jobs.