Wellington, Jan 19 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar made modest gains against the currencies of the United States and Japan, as the greenback and yen weakened on fresh government aid for US banks.

Wellington, Dec 29 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket managed modest gains in holiday-thinned trade on the first day back after Christmas. The benchmark NZSX-50 index ended the day up 9.58 points at 2677.64, having been nearly 20 points ahead at one stage.

Wellington, Dec 22 NZPA - The New Zealand share market posted modest gains in light volume in a decidedly pre-Christmas market today. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed up 24.445 points, or 0.921 percent, at 2679.754.

Wellington, Nov 26 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket posted modest gains as governments continued to move to fix market excesses. US investors were encouraged by a $US800 billion ($NZ1.5 trillion) Federal Reserve plan to buy mortgage-related debt and back consumer loans.

Wellington, Oct 30 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket posted modest gains as world markets had a better day. A lift of 10c in Telecom's share price to 231 helped but Fletcher Building struggled, falling 12c to 549.