It’s been a long week in the investment world as international markets struggled against rising interest rates and inflation fears which seeped through to drag down New Zealand’s benchmark index for another day – just as the kiwi dollar reached a two-year low.

New Zealand shares slid half a percent as the United States consumer price index data showed inflation is still running hotter than many had hoped.

New Zealand shares found some solid ground on Wednesday as some investors stepped in to buy stocks that had been brutally sold off over the past few days.

New Zealand’s main share index struggled through another day but didn’t come out on top due to relentless headwinds from international markets.

New Zealand's share market had another sharp fall on Monday as investors worried the escalating lockdown in China could prompt a recession in the key export market.

International markets had a bad night which meant most stocks on New Zealand’s benchmark index got out of the wrong side of the bed when early trading opened this morning and went downhill from there.

It was a busy day for New Zealand’s stock market as stocks rallied after the US Federal Reserve’s rate hike.

NZ’s benchmark equity index finished Wednesday virtually unchanged with investors unwilling to make moves before the US Federal Reserve meeting tomorrow.

IkeGPS had the largest rise on New Zealand's stock market after signing contracts worth $26 million, while real estate stocks struggled after the Reserve Bank Australia hiked its target cash rate from 0.1% to 0.35% – surpassing nervous investors expectations.

New Zealand shares generally fell on Monday as investors in the Pacific caught up with the sell-off that hit US markets on Friday night.

New Zealand's headline share index edged up eight points on Friday but finished the week almost unchanged as wary investors waited for US earnings and a Federal Reserve meeting.

New Zealand shares followed US markets higher after a strong set of corporate earnings gave investors a confidence boost.

There were few winners and many losers on New Zealand’s benchmark index today, as investors angst over everything from geopolitical tension, oil prices, and international markets meant NZ companies from nearly every sector felt the pinch.

Pushpay’s surprise boost from a takeover tilt today wasn’t enough to pull New Zealand’s benchmark index out of its slump with a number of heavyweight companies dragging it down.

New Zealand shares generally fell on Friday, but NZ King Salmon raced in the opposite direction as its shares detached from the right to participate in its upcoming capital raise.

New Zealand's main share index was largely unchanged on Thursday as a market rally was immediately halted by investors either taking the chance to sell or being spooked by a weak Netflix result.