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.

A hesitant New Zealand sharemarket finished the week with a fall of more than half a percent as it awaits the latest round of company results and digests the recent interest rate rises.

The New Zealand sharemarket staged a solid half-percent recovery, with Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund and Hallenstein Glasson leading the way with strong gains.

The New Zealand sharemarket slumped more than 1% as banking concerns in the United States and inflation worries here again rippled to the surface.

The New Zealand sharemarket went up while its counterpart across the Tasman dived on the shock move by the Reserve Bank of Australia to further increase interest rates.

The New Zealand sharemarket had a quiet start to the week, though clothing retailer Hallenstein Glasson, a household name, continued to make strong gains.

Spurred by Wall Street, the New Zealand sharemarket rebounded nearly one percent, and Hallenstein Glasson reached a 12-month high on the likelihood that it will be included in the NZX top 50.

Auckland International Airport neared a 45-month high and Pushpay’s takeover was approved by shareholders on an otherwise quiet day on the New Zealand sharemarket.

The New Zealand sharemarket was down sharply on the back of a slide on Wall Street and conflicting messages from beaten-up Synlait and a2 Milk on the latest profit downgrade.