New Zealand shares hit a record ahead of a busy week of corporate results, led higher by SkyCity Entertainment Group and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp.  Pushpay Holdings dropped to an eight-month low.

New Zealand shares rose, led higher by a record profit from Skellerup Holdings, as investors focused more on domestic earnings than volatility in global markets. Precinct Properties New Zealand also gained.

New Zealand shares rose as earnings season continued to deliver mixed results. NZX was among gainers on the day after delivering a special dividend while Heartland Bank fell on its increased bad debt provisioning.

New Zealand shares bounced back from some of yesterday's sell-off as investors are yet to see serious contagion from Turkey's burgeoning financial crisis, led higher by Synlait Milk and A2 Milk Co. Summerset Group Holdings fell after reporting first-half earnings.

New Zealand shares fell in a global rout as fears over the Turkish economy and its potential threat to the European banking system weighed on risk-sensitive assets and emerging markets in particular. Blue-chip stocks including Fisher & Paykel Healthcare and Fletcher Building declined.

New Zealand shares gained on continued market strength from the weaker Kiwi dollar, led higher by Trade Me Group and A2 Milk Co, while Fonterra Shareholders Fund dropped as its expected final dividend was removed.

New Zealand shares gained as the dollar sank following the official cash rate update, with Pushpay Holdings recovering from recent selling and Skycity Entertainment Group continuing to gain.

MARKET CLOSE: New Zealand shares fell, led lower by Pushpay Holdings' continued weakness, while Skycity Entertainment Group gained on its strong annual results.

Axa Asia Pacific Holdings and its parent Axa SA have signed binding transaction documents with rival wealth manager AMP to sell its New Zealand and Australian businesses for some A$13.3 billion in cash and scrip.

AMP has teamed with AXA SA of France in a renewed takeover proposal for Australia's AXA Asia Pacific, valuing the target at A$13.3 billion.

Allan Hubbard's investment vehicle Southbury Group has been sent to the receivers in a bid to secure control of South Canterbury Finance by seizing the parent’s documents.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today lifted the cash rate another 25 basis points to 4.75% which was unexpected as a hike was not forecast by most till December.

Investors in failed financier Strategic Finance Ltd. could get as little as 12 cents in the dollar out of their debenture stock after bids for the firm's loan book fell short of expectations.

Investors holding the listed perpetual bonds of Allied Nationwide Finance Ltd., the failed finance unit of Allied Farmers Ltd., won't get their money back, as the securities are not covered by the government's guarantee.

PGG Wrightson Finance, a unit of rural service provider PGG Wrightson, has secured a $100 million bank facility to help it get past the extended government deposit guarantee scheme.  

Making KiwiSaver a compulsory savings isn't the silver bullet to address New Zealand's dismal savings record, with the evidence across the Tasman unclear, according to the Savings Working Group.