Graham Skellern
Business Writer
Long-time business writer Graham Skellern has reported highs and lows of the sharemarket, from the 1987 crash to the (present day) AI boom.
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Sharemarket full of cheer in leadup to Christmas
Volumes were lighter as investors are thinking more about the summer holidays.
Market close: Index climbs higher after choppy trade
Some relief that the US markets weren’t weaker after a healthy correction the day before.
NZ sharemarket drops nearly 1% as recession deepens further than expected
NZ GDP falls 1% in September quarter; analysts expected 0.4% decline.
NZ market falls as Hallenstein Glasson reaches record share price
Clothing retailer up 12c to $8.02, its highest price since listing in 1985.
Market close: NZ sharemarket shrugs off weaker fiscal forecasts
The local index is closing in on double-digit growth this year.
Market close: Late revival pushes NZ stocks higher
It was an up and down day for the NZ sharemarket.
Market close: NZ shares end week on positive note
Leading gentailers Contact and Mercury kept moving in different directions.
Market close: Soggy market as NZ stocks fall
The New Zealand sharemarket fell more than half a per cent.
Market close: NZ stocks bounce back
The NZ sharemarket rose after falling on five of the last six trading days.
Zuru Group's Mowbray siblings win Visionary Leaders Award
How Zuru’s automation is changing the toy and building industries.
Market close: NZ sharemarket ends day higher
The heavy trading in Auckland International Airport continued.
Market close: NZ stocks slump as investors free up funds for AIA sale
The New Zealand sharemarket's trading line looked like a downhill ski run.
Market close: NZ sharemarket slips to small loss
The local index lacked any real direction.
Market close: NZ stocks start week higher
Chorus came out firing with a pledge to be more competitive.
Market close: Gentrack shares continue surge higher
The NZ sharemarket nudged higher for the week.
Market close: NZ sharemarket falls as Ryman disappoints investors
The New Zealand sharemarket fell more than 1%.
Market close: Investors welcome OCR cut as NZ stocks hit three-year high
Latest gain means the S&P/NZX 50 Index has risen 12.6% so far this year.
Market close: NZ shares surge on heavy trading day
Turners Automotive provided the local index with more confidence and strength.
Market close: NZ sharemarket reaches highest peak since January 2022
A2 Milk shares surge to help lift local market higher.
Market close: NZ stocks recover to make small gain
Investors are waiting for next week's pivotal interest rate decision.
Market close: NZ stocks end day lower
The local market was directionless as it snapped its positive start to the week.
Market close: NZ stocks post second consecutive rise
The New Zealand sharemarket reached its highest level in a month.
Market close: NZ stocks gain as dollar falls to 12-month low
The local index staged a turnaround.
Market close: NZ stocks end choppy week with decline
Meanwhile, the post-election rally cooled in the United States.
Market close: Local sharemarket remains choppy while Rocket Lab rises in the US
Global markets continue to be buoyed by the US election result.
Infratil invests in clean tech, healthcare, and renewable energy to meet ESG goals
Infratil encourages all its companies to focus on ESG issues and manage them well.
Sustainable Business and Finance: Foodstuffs is prepared for any weather event
Foodstuffs says it has strong networks and protocols to react efficiently to emergencies.
Market close: A2 Milk's nine-month low; NZ stocks slide
Market continues to digest US election result.
Market close: NZ stocks join Trump post-election rally
The leading high-growth tech stocks were again supercharged.
Market close: US tariff fears cool NZ sharemarket
Meanwhile Wall Street went on a romp after Donald Trump's victory.
Market close: NZ stocks fall as investors grapple with soft trading updates
The NZ sharemarket eased nearly 1.7% for the week.
Market close: Roller-coaster market falls again
The index was down for a second consecutive day.
Market close: NZ sharemarket drifts higher but Serko surges
Serko confirmed an increase in revenue guidance.
Market close: NZ sharemarket posts small decline
It was a busy day for annual meetings of listed companies.
Market close: NZ stocks finish day lower - Kiwi sharemarket stoic, while Australian market heads down
The S&P/NZX 50 Index fell sharply at the opening and never recovered.
Market close: Power companies lift NZ sharemarket higher
The index ended the week on a positive note.
Market close: NZ stocks end day lower; leading stocks take dive
Falling inflation couldn't perk up the sharemarket.
Market Close: Blue-chip stocks lead sharemarket lower
The New Zealand sharemarket opened the week with a fall of more than 0.5%.
Market close: NZ stocks end week on positive note
The S&P/NZX 50 Index picked up steam in the afternoon to close higher.
Market close: Large chunk of KMD Brands shares sold
The NZ sharemarket couldn't continue yesterday's momentum.
Market close: NZ sharemarket surges on OCR cut
The stocks benefiting from lower interest rates rose.
Market close: Steady trading updates not enough to stop sharemarket falling
Markets faltered on the news that China was not delivering further economic stimulus.
Market close: NZ stocks drift as investors sit tight
The NZ sharemarket fell to start the week ahead of the OCR announcement.
Market close: NZ stocks rise and another capital raise launched
The index finished a solid week’s work up 1.3%.
Market close: Mood of investors improves as sharemarket rises
Hallenstein Glasson reached a three-year high.
BusinessNZ chief: Firms must take risks to revive economy
The new BusinessNZ CEO urges firms to take risks, saying 'business has a leadership role'.
EMA chief aims for profitability and innovation
EMA overhead structure built during Covid needed to change.
Three mills close as high electricity prices hit North Island businesses
Three North Island mills shut due to high electricity prices, impacting profitability.
KiwiSaver, NZ Super Fund role grows in retirement savings debate
The NZ Super Fund hits $76b and KiwiSaver now has 3.25 million members.
Market close: NZ stocks fall as Middle East conflict, OCR decision hang over investors
The Iran missile attack on Israel sent US major indices falling, and NZ followed suit.
Market close: NZ sharemarket posts healthy gain
Another day of heavy trading as stocks rally on increasing business confidence.
Market close: NZ stocks end the day lower
The NZ sharemarket was hampered by end-of-quarter portfolio rebalancing.
Market close: A2 Milk trading halt brings late excitement as stocks end lower
A2 Milk went into a trading halt as it finalises a potential acquisition.
Market close: NZ stocks surge; The Warehouse faces up to challenging results
The NZ sharemarket snapped four successive days of falls.
Market close: Fonterra stands out as NZ stocks fall
Fonterra gave the sharemarket, and the economy, some heart with a strong financial result.
Market close: Investors sell off blue chip stocks to snap up Fletcher shares
The NZ sharemarket slipped to a six-week low.
Market close: Fletcher's capital raise weighs heavily on NZ sharemarket
The S&P/NZX 50 Index finished the day lower.
Market close: NZ shares end week with big fall
The index finished the week down nearly 2.8% and is now 6.2% ahead for the year.
Market close: Fed's 'jumbo' rate cut spurs NZ shares higher
Across the ditch, the Australian sharemarket reached a record high.
Market close: Synlait gets its vote; Spark sinks to 9-year low
The New Zealand sharemarket posted its third successive fall.
Market close: NZ shares fall as investors wait for key economic events
A solid morning wasn't enough to stop the S&P/NZX 50 Index from sliding backwards.
Market close: Auckland Airport's capital raise weighs on sharemarket
Investors scrambled to raise money and participate.
Market close: Leading blue-chip stocks come off the boil
The index gained more than 1% for the week.
Market close: NZ sharemarket rebounds to 32-month high
The market was led higher by increasingly influential Fisher and Paykel Healthcare.
Market close: Manawa shares surge on takeover proposal; F&P's new high
The S&P/NZX 50 Index ended slightly ahead after an up and down day.
Market close: NZ sharemarket resilient as overseas investors wary of global slowdown
The New Zealand market closed down 0.28%.
Market close: Briscoe Group shares rise after reporting record sales
NZ sharemarket rises on the back of a rebound in the US tech sector.
Market close: Broad-based rally for buoyant sharemarket; New Talisman raises capital
The local index posted a gain of more than half a per cent.
Market close: Comvita shares slump after $16.8m loss
Meanwhile, the NZ sharemarket hung in with a small fall.