The New Zealand sharemarket made a small gain on a mixed bag of gains and losses ahead of the coming reporting season.

Global exporters Fisher and Paykel Healthcare and a2 Milk, helped by a weaker currency, led the New Zealand sharemarket higher, rising more than 0.5%.

Manuka honey producer Comvita slumped on its fourth earnings downgrade in eight months, but the New Zealand sharemarket hung in with a small fall.

The New Zealand sharemarket ground out a small gain for the week, with three small-cap software firms gaining strength and consumer confidence slowly improving. 

The New Zealand sharemarket, with Mainfreight having one of its biggest single-day falls, was down 1% on the back of a big sell-off in the technology sector in the United States.

The New Zealand sharemarket continued to push higher, with the rally taking place across a broad range of stocks, especially those that had been beaten down.

A half-billion-dollar takeover bid for retailing icon The Warehouse sparked further life into the New Zealand sharemarket, posting a strong gain of nearly 1%.

Takeovers were the name of the game on the New Zealand sharemarket, with Arvida Group surging more than 50% and The Warehouse Group not that far behind.

The New Zealand sharemarket was rescued late in the day and finished flat after a sterling two weeks of welcome gains. There was a revival in retail stocks.

The New Zealand sharemarket traded flat for most of the day, but it is on track for a healthy monthly return of more than 5%.

The New Zealand sharemarket pushed to a 29-month high as inflation fell significantly, raising hopes that early interest rate cuts were on their way.

The New Zealand sharemarket opened the week on a flat note, and heavyweight Mainfreight was pegged back on profit-taking after a strong run.

The New Zealand sharemarket recorded its best week for the year, with the retirement village operators standing out.

A more optimistic New Zealand sharemarket burst through the 12,000 points mark for the first time in three months, and Synlait Milk chimed in with a 23% rise after receiving crucial shareholder loan backing.

Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr produced his latest one-liner: “Don’t fret inflation, it’s going away.” The New Zealand sharemarket certainly didn’t fret.

The New Zealand sharemarket carved out a decent rise of nearly 1% on a quiet day for company news, but it was helped by a sharp bounce-back across the Tasman.