NZ dollar falls as North Korean missile tests rattle markets

NZ dollar falls as North Korean missile tests rattle markets

By Rebecca Howard March 6 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar fell after reports that North Korea fired four ballistic missiles into the sea off Japan's north-west coast early on Monday, extending the kiwi's decline that's been driven by expectations of US rate hikes. T...

Rebecca Howard 06 Mar 2017
TruScreen shares jump as it announces new distribution deals

TruScreen shares jump as it announces new distribution deals

By Rebecca Howard March 6 (BusinessDesk) - NZAX-listed TruScreen shares jumped 14 percent after the cervical cancer test developer announced distribution agreements for the sale of its screening device in multiple new markets.  The Auckland-based company last traded at 16 c...

Rebecca Howard 06 Mar 2017
National guest nights continue to push higher in December

National guest nights continue to push higher in December

By Rebecca Howard March 6 (BusinessDesk) -  National guest nights continued to push higher in December, driven by an ongoing increase in international guest nights, Statistics New Zealand's December accommodation survey results showed.  Overall national guest nights for Dec...

Rebecca Howard 05 Mar 2017
NZX trading volumes and value slump on year in February

NZX trading volumes and value slump on year in February

By Rebecca Howard March 6 (BusinessDesk) - Both cash trading volumes and the value of trading fell on year on the NZX in February, when the bulk of the country's biggest listed companies announced earnings. The volume of cash market trading fell 7.9 percent to 137,263 in Fe...

Rebecca Howard 05 Mar 2017