New Zealand’s share market outperformed Asian bourses as blue-chip stocks Meridian Energy and A2 Milk bounced back from recent weakness, and a weaker kiwi underpinned exporters including Fisher & Paykel Healthcare.

The New Zealand dollar dropped more than half a US cent and the local share market was sold off as a new round of covid lockdowns spooked investors around the world.

New Zealand’s benchmark equity index tumbled as one of its biggest stocks, A2 Milk Company, lost a fifth of its value after a second earnings downgrade.

An historic bounce in New Zealand’s gross domestic product buoyed investors' sentiment spurring equities and the kiwi dollar higher.

Most New Zealand shares bounced back from Tuesday’s moment of weakness as financial market sentiment swung back towards optimism overnight.

New Zealand's main share index fell with other Asian bourses, as the local market caught up with souring economic sentiment triggered by the spread of covid-19 globally.

The New Zealand share market started the last full trading week of a tumultuous year on a weaker note as Fisher & Paykel Healthcare pulled it down from a record high.

New Zealand's main share index rose to a new record as a volatile Fisher & Paykel Healthcare bounced back from a three-month low amid record high covid cases in the United States.

New Zealand's main share index and the kiwi dollar both edged lower with investors hitting pause on a two-month strong run caused by buying risk assets in hopes of global economic recovery.

New Zealand’s benchmark equity index hit a new record as Infratil shares surged following revelations overnight that a major Australian pension fund was bidding to buy the firm.

New Zealand's main share index edged higher with electricity firms having big swings in both directions after Infratil announced it may sell its billion-dollar stake in Tilt Renewables.

New Zealand's main stock index and the kiwi dollar edged lower as investors began positioning themselves for the quiet summer period.

With the kiwi dollar sitting comfortably at 30-month highs and flirting with a break above 71 US cents investors today sold their holdings in exporters drawing revenue from the United States.

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New Zealand's main share index was flat as a stronger kiwi dollar crimped interest in exporters such as Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, while other parts of the market rallied.

A2 Milk pulled the New Zealand share market down as diplomatic tensions between China and Australia ratcheted up, creating risks for the infant formula exporter.