A weight-reducing drug is causing trouble for Fisher and Paykel Healthcare as the New Zealand sharemarket chalked up its sixth successive fall.

The New Zealand sharemarket held its ground as a bunch of stocks went ex-dividend, and offshore bourses were decidedly weaker.

The New Zealand sharemarket recorded its fourth fall in five trading days as the continuing rise in oil prices added fresh inflationary concerns.

The New Zealand sharemarket closed at its lowest level this year – dragged down by unusual volatility in the largest local stock, Meridian Energy.

SkyCity Entertainment dampened the New Zealand sharemarket by tumbling more than 13% after becoming embroiled in more regulatory action.

The hefty $830 million council sale of Auckland International Airport shares provided excitement for the New Zealand sharemarket but didn’t stop it from losing ground once more.

The New Zealand sharemarket, unsettled by mixed company results, a slowing economy and election uncertainty, fell more than 4% in August – the worst trading month for over a year.

The New Zealand sharemarket was flat, and property stocks were weaker after the National party followed Labour and confirmed commercial building depreciation tax breaks would end next year.

Tourism Holdings shone brightly, Fisher and Paykel Healthcare had a volatile day after providing its latest guidance, and a calm New Zealand sharemarket produced a near half percent gain.

The government’s $4 billion cost-cutting move and a passive speech from the United States Federal Reserve governor underpinned a firmer tone on the New Zealand sharemarket.

An unforgiving New Zealand sharemarket slipped further on another busy day of company reporting that again saw a bunch of solid results.

Uncertainty crept back into the New Zealand sharemarket, down more than half a percent, despite solid financial results from high-flying Air NZ and Auckland International Airport.

Ebos Group, for so long a reliable and consistent performer, led the New Zealand sharemarket to a welcome gain of well over half a percent on the busiest day for company reporting.

The New Zealand sharemarket was more sympathetic on a lighter day for company reporting, and a2 Milk had a nice bounce-back.

The New Zealand sharemarket wasn’t in a sympathetic mood, falling more than one percent despite four of the leading stocks producing solid financial results.

The New Zealand sharemarket is heading for its worst month in a year, and farming-related stocks were unsettled after Fonterra lowered its farmgate milk price forecast for the second time in a fortnight.