All News

MARKET CLOSE NZ shares rise as Fed under-delivers; Telecom, Fletcher, Ebos gain

MARKET CLOSE NZ shares rise as Fed under-delivers; Telecom, Fletcher, Ebos gain

Dec. 19 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand shares rose, with the NZX 50 Index clawing back most of yesterday’s selloff, after the Federal Reserve announced a smaller than expected reduction in stimulus and figures showed economic growth that beat estimates. Telecom, Fletcher Building...

19 Dec 2013
UPDATE Lyttelton Port shares close at record after $438.3 mln insurance deal

UPDATE Lyttelton Port shares close at record after $438.3 mln insurance deal

(Updated to include share price gain, investor voice) By Paul McBeth Dec. 19 (BusinessDesk) - Shares in Lyttelton Port Co closed at a record high since the South Island’s biggest port listed in mid-1996 after the company reached a settlement with its three insurers for a $438....

19 Dec 2013
NZ dollar falls after Fed starts to slow its money printing programme

NZ dollar falls after Fed starts to slow its money printing programme

By Paul McBeth Dec. 19 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar fell after the Federal Reserve trimmed its asset purchase programme in the face of a recovering US economy, in the first step towards ending stimulus which has been debasing the greenback. The kiwi fell to 81.80 U...

19 Dec 2013