The New Zealand sharemarket picked up steam late in the day and pushed through the 12,000 points mark for the first time in seven weeks.

The sharemarkets on both sides of the Tasman enjoyed another strong day after the Reserve Bank of Australia put a hold on interest rate rises.

The New Zealand sharemarket traded flat on the first day of the school holidays, but Comvita jumped more than 4% after making use of the prime minister’s visit to China by signing a new supply agreement.

The New Zealand sharemarket continued its broad-based rally with a near one percent rise, and utilities investor Infratil was quickly back to an all-time high.

A chirpy New Zealand sharemarket made further strong gains on more positive economic data – this time business confidence at home.

Investor sentiment suddenly changed offshore – consumer confidence is high in the United States – and the New Zealand sharemarket joined the party with a three-quarter percent gain.

The New Zealand sharemarket slipped into a slumber on another day of light trading, with little movement among the leading stocks.

The New Zealand sharemarket opened the week with a fall of nearly one percent on the back of weaker offshore trading and further uncertainty in the Russian-Ukraine deadlock.

New Zealand’s sharemarket went into the weekend on a flat note as investors chewed over the big news of the week which included companies cutting guidance and some dramatic share price movements.

New Zealand’s sharemarket edged down even as shares in transport fleet management software firm Eroad flew up by almost 60%, following the company’s announcement of a full takeover offer at $1.30 a share.

New Zealand’s market flattened out on subdued investor sentiment as horticultural company Seeka and Fletcher Building downgraded their full-year results.

New Zealand's share market managed to edge up on Tuesday with a lack of market leads with US markets closed for the Juneteenth holiday.

New Zealand’s sharemarket investors seem to have spent Monday mulling over last week’s data as there was little on the company news front to drive prices today.

New Zealand’s sharemarket turned over more than $300 million on Friday as the S&P/NZX indices rebalanced – as a result of its June quarterly review.

It was all quiet on the New Zealand sharemarket front today, even as the US Federal Reserve rate pause was announced, closely followed by the reveal that gross domestic product (GDP) had shrank 0.1%.

Auckland International Airport shares fell more than 3% today and almost pulled New Zealand’s sharemarket lower on the news that the airport was trimming its dividend policy.