Fisher and Paykel Healthcare made a recovery and the New Zealand sharemarket surged nearly one percent on news that an agreement had been reached on the United States debt ceiling.

The weight of expectation pushed Fisher and Paykel Healthcare down more than 6% on the New Zealand sharemarket, which finished the week with a sharp 1% fall.

Star performer Mainfreight has consistently grown its earnings and dividends over the last 13 years but it took a tumble on the New Zealand sharemarket on a sombre outlook for the new financial year.

A surprised New Zealand sharemarket rallied nearly 1% after the Reserve Bank indicated it was done with raising interest rates.

The New Zealand sharemarket dipped nearly half a percent on the eve of the Reserve Bank of NZ’s latest interest rates move, and Infratil continues to set the pace among individual stocks.

Companies producing solid financial results – this time Gentrack – are being rewarded but the New Zealand sharemarket tumbled nearly 1% on interest rate worries.

The New Zealand sharemarket broke through the 12,000 points mark, with a 1% rise, spurred on by a solid earnings performance from a revitalised Ryman Healthcare.

The New Zealand sharemarket dipped when finance minister Grant Robertson announced more spending and borrowing than expected in his latest budget.

Retirement stocks have found a new lease of life and Serko surged on a better-than-expected annual result but the New Zealand sharemarket remained subdued.

The New Zealand sharemarket made a small gain but it presently lacks conviction and direction as worries over inflation and rising interest rates persist.

The New Zealand sharemarket began budget week on a cautious, flat note and the closely aligned companies Synlait and a2 Milk again took a tumble.

The New Zealand sharemarket closed the see-sawing week with a gain of nearly half a percent as it looked positively ahead to the latest financial reporting season.

The New Zealand sharemarket continued its see-sawing act with a near 1% fall and leading stocks were trimmed ahead of the latest reporting season.

The New Zealand sharemarket, well supported by the industrial and energy stocks, came alive with a strong afternoon recovery and a gain of nearly 1% on busy trading.

The New Zealand sharemarket had another uncertain day – just like the effect of Auckland weather – and Tourism Holdings plunged nearly 10% on a cautious trading outlook.

The New Zealand sharemarket had a familiar late surge while Tower caused a stir with a significant earnings downgrade because of the impact of the recent flooding and cyclone.