Wellington, March 15 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket edged ahead 0.2 percent today, with mixed movements among the big players.

Wellington, March 15 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket opened the week flat, with major stocks Telecom and Fletcher Building unchanged in early trading.

Wellington, March 12 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket continued to reflect a patchy economy, ending today mixed on light volume. The Warehouse finished down 6c at 386, having risen to 402 after reporting a 17 percent rise in half-year net profit to $57.4 million.

Wellington, March 12 NZPA - Shares in The Warehouse were up 2 percent when the market opened today after the retailer announced a 17 percent rise in half year net profit to $57.4 million, although the company described the recovery in overall retail spending as "patchy".

Wellington, March 11 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket closed little changed on a day in which the Reserve Bank did as expected and left official interest rates at a record low 2.5 percent.

Wellington, March 11 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket slipped in early trading, with key stocks losing ground or staying flat after the Reserve Bank did as expected and left official interest rates at a record low 2.5 percent.

Wellington, March 10 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose today, following a decline yesterday after nine consecutive days of gains.

Wellington, March 10 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose early today, following a decline yesterday after nine consecutive days of gains. Telecom gained 2c early to 223, but another leading share, Fletcher Building, fell 2c to 808, and Contact Energy was down 11c to 604.

Wellington, March 9 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket eased today, turning its back on nine consecutive days of gains despite the release of positive results from two of the smaller companies.

Wellington, March 9 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket was flat in early trading, after nine consecutive days of gains which saw it near a seven-week intraday high yesterday.

Wellington, March 8 NZPA - Surging share prices in the United States on Friday translated into only a minor gain on the New Zealand sharemarket today.

Wellington, March 8 NZPA - Surging share prices in the United States translated into only a minor gain in this country when the New Zealand sharemarket opened for the week.

Wellington, March 5 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose for an eighth successive trading day to a six-week high but brokers described it as a quiet day.

Wellington, March 5 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket eased lower early, after yesterday closing at a five-week high in its seventh straight day of gains. Around 10.15am the benchmark NZX-50 index was down 1.82 points to 3211.74, having gained 15 points yesterday.

Wellington, March 4 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket started the day positively, with Restaurant Brands lifting 4.4 percent early to its highest level in 7-1/2 years.

Wellington, March 3 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket posted modest gains today with some companies exporting to the strong Australian economy seen as benefiting from a low Australian dollar cross rate.

Wellington, March 3 NZPA - Dual-listed banks were well out in front of the pack when the New Zealand sharemarket opened with modest gains today. ANZ was up 50c or 1.6 percent to 3100, while Westpac gained 42c or 1.2 percent to 3472.

Wellington, March 2 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket posted its fifth straight gain today amid further positive company results, despite Telecom's continued drag on the market.

Wellington, March 2 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose in early trading, following a good show by equities in Europe and the United States.

Wellington, March 1 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose today with investors seeing some positives in the smaller company announcements to the exchange.

Wellington, Mar 1 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose in early trading, although Telecom's share price fell 3 percent.

Wellington, Feb 26 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket had plenty of information to trade off today from corporate earnings but managed to end little changed in line with tepid markets offshore.

Wellington, Feb 26 NZPA - Shares in healthcare equipment supplier Ebos rose strongly early, despite ending unchanged yesterday after reporting a 38 percent rise in half year profit as sales grew and costs fell.

Wellington, Feb 25 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket ignored weakness in other markets to rise today as positive earnings statements flowed and the latest National Bank Business Outlook survey showed confidence at a decade high.

Wellington, Feb 25 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket lifted in early trade, following the lead of Wall Street which was bolstered by United States Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke who reaffirmed his commitment to keep interest rates low for an extended period to sustain the still-fragile re

Wellington, Feb 24 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket managed to turn around a weak start on the back of a weak US market to close higher on a day in which profit results were mixed.

Wellington, Feb 24 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket fell in early trading in the wake of falling share prices across the globe as a drop in United States consumer confidence and house prices suggested the economy was still fragile, while German business confidence fell unexpectedly for the firs

Wellington, Feb 23 NZPA - Telecom's woes with its XT network dominated the New Zealand sharemarket in what was generally a flat day. Overall, the benchmark NZX-50 index ended the day down 3.387 points, or 0.1 percent at 3126.367.

Wellington, Feb 23 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket slipped in early trade, with Contact Energy shares falling after the company reported flat underlying earnings in the six months to December.

Wellington, Feb 22 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket started the week strongly after the US market performed better than expected on Friday, and as companies continue to signal better trading in the most recent months of their interim reports.