New Zealand shares rose as first-half earnings reports from Fletcher Building and Spark New Zealand brought confidence to investors.

New Zealand shares rose as the local earnings season continued with investors heartened by a strong result from Heartland Group Holdings.

New Zealand shares rose, led by A2 Milk and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare as a weaker kiwi dollar helped boost the value of their overseas earnings.

New Zealand shares fell as Synlait Milk led the market lower for a second day after it slashed its earnings outlook yesterday.

New Zealand shares were led lower by Synlait Milk after the dairy company slashed its earnings outlook, citing a weak infant formula market and the risk posed by the covid-19 outbreak to its supply chain.

New Zealand shares rose as investors took heart from the Reserve Bank indicating the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the domestic economy and corporate earnings would be short-lived.

ASB Bank's first-half net profit fell 5 percent, mostly reflecting a loss on the sale of its funds administration business and a flat underlying result.

New Zealand shares rose as companies paying reliable dividends became more attractive in an environment where fears over the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak have pushed down global bond yields.

New Zealand shares fell as investors were unnerved by news that the coronavirus fatality rate passed that of the SARS outbreak almost two decades ago.

New Zealand shares rose today, as investors played catch up to the Australian market which rose sharply on Thursday while the local market was closed for Waitangi Day.

New Zealand shares rebounded today, as a strong lead from Wall St and stimulus from the People’s Bank of China buoyed Asian markets from coronavirus fallout and caused investors to walk back a portion of the recent sell off.

The Financial Markets Authority wants to work collaboratively with the investment community this year, but warned “we will not be out-gunned,” despite its wider remit.

New Zealand shares fell today, led lower by export stocks as coronavirus continued to propel investor decision making.

New Zealand shares fell as the coronavirus outbreak continued to weigh on investor confidence, however, it weathered a savage reopening to Chinese equity markets as a weaker kiwi dollar buoyed exporters.

New Zealand shares ended the week on an upbeat note after stock markets were knocked around by the global outbreak of coronavirus. A weaker kiwi dollar buoyed exporters such as Fisher & Paykel Healthcare.

New Zealand shares were mixed as defensive stocks such as Spark New Zealand insulated the wider market from a new wave of concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.