Strong local earnings reports boosted New Zealand's benchmark equity index on Friday, even as global markets wobbled.

New Zealand's headline share index slipped on Thursday after key indices on Wall Street plunged overnight, after another big retailer reported poor earnings and set recession alarms ringing.

New Zealand shares generally rose on Wednesday following a rally on Wall Street overnight and boosted by a strong performance from NZ electricity stocks.

New Zealand shares edged lower with investors unable to shake growing concerns the global economy is headed towards a recession.

New Zealand's main share index moved lower on Monday as Ryman Healthcare fell out of a key index, even as global markets had a bounce after recent weakness.

One of the titans of New Zealand's capital markets, Brian Gaynor, passed away this morning after a brief illness.

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.