Wellington, Oct 18 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket managed to post modest gains today as the Australian market traded lower.

Wellington, Oct 12 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket drifted lower today, in the absence of corporate news and clear leads from offshore markets.

Wellington, Oct 1 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket recovered well today from a sharp fall on Thursday as demand returned for leading shares. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed up 34.847 points, or 1.096 percent, at 3212.937, after yesterday's 48.8-point fall.

Wellington, Sept 23 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket put in a flat performance for a second day after an unclear lead from Wall Street and worse than expected gross domestic product (GDP) data.

Wellington, Sept 22 NZPA -The New Zealand sharemarket ended flat as Fletcher Building lost steam but some selected second line stocks rose. Restaurant Brands, which owns KFC, Starbucks and Pizza Hut franchises, set a new record high today at 261 but closed down 3c at 256.

Wellington, Sept 16 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket was little changed today as Fletcher Building came under profit-taking pressure, but brokers said there was reasonable support for second-tier stocks.

Wellington, Sept 13 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket started the week robustly after the US market rallied on Friday and the Australian market rose more than a percent.

Wellington, Sept 6 NZPA - Disaster plans for share brokers, as required by NZX, worked well in the aftermath of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake which struck the city at the weekend, says one leading Christchurch broker.

Wellington, Sept 6 NZPA - Disaster plans for share brokers, as required by NZX, worked well in the aftermath of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake which struck the city at the weekend, says one leading Christchurch broker.

Wellington, Sept 2 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose for a second consecutive day after a strong Fonterra online milk powder auction followed news of strength in the Australian and Chinese economies yesterday.