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Our daily report on what happened in the markets. 

NZX rallies 0.87% as tariff uncertainty eases
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NZX rallies 0.87% as tariff uncertainty eases

Skellerup bounced 4.11% as investors digested easing tariffs. 

Gregor Thompson 13 May 2025
US-China détente hopes send Mainfreight up 5%
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US-China détente hopes send Mainfreight up 5%

Harbour Asset Management's Shane Solly says good signs are coming out of Geneva.

Gregor Thompson 12 May 2025
NZ sharemarket rises with gentailers leading
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NZ sharemarket rises with gentailers leading

Electricity gentailers pumped energy into the NZX.

Tom Raynel 09 May 2025
NZ sharemarket ends up 0.6% after jobs data
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NZ sharemarket ends up 0.6% after jobs data

Takeover activity and better-than-expected unemployment figures boost share prices.

Jamie Gray 07 May 2025


Gregor Thompson
Gregor Thompson

Markets Reporter

Gregor Thompson is a markets reporter focussing on retirement and retail for BusinessDesk. After graduating with a joint master's in journalism and international relations from Paris’ Sciences Po University, Gregor returned home to Wellington in early 2024. He previously worked for the international news network France24 and has written for North & South and The Listener. He was nominated as best student journalist at the 2023 Voyager Media Awards. 

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