Small-cap stocks dramatically outperforming heavyweights

Small-cap stocks dramatically outperforming heavyweights
The pandemic brought the NZX's bull market run to a halt.
Dan Brunskill and Andy Fyers
It has been a rough year for returns on New Zealand’s benchmark equity index, which is down 5.6% as it nurses a hangover from a wild 2020, but analysts say the market isn’t doing as bad as it looks.While the S&P/NZX 50 Index has given up all of its summer gains as the largest stocks fell, smaller listed companies continued to rally with the improving economy.The S&P/NZX SmallCap Index is up 5.7% so far this year and the S&P/NZX MidCap Index is up 1%, while the S&P/NZX 10 – made up of only the biggest stocks &nd...

More Markets

NZME chief financial officer David Mackrell resigns, to join Sky TV
Markets

NZME chief financial officer David Mackrell resigns, to join Sky TV

NZME is losing one of its long-established executives as he switches to the top table at Sky Television.NZME chief financial officer David Mackrell has resigned and will join Sky as its new chief financial officer in January, the two publicly listed companies have revealed in sep...

Your mid-year investment health check
Markets

Simon Robertson: Your mid-year investment health check

What should you really be looking for from your fundie? 

Simon Robertson 05 Jul 2025
Tourism Holdings stalls as NZ sharemarket ends week on high
Markets Market Close

Tourism Holdings stalls as NZ sharemarket ends week on high

The NZ sharemarket bounced back as large-cap stocks balanced gains and losses.

Tom Raynel 04 Jul 2025