"Romanticizing that you are a contrarian when you are indistinguishable from consensus can't be good." That quote is from Adam Parker, Morgan Stanley's U.S. equity strategist and director of quantitative research.
Thanks to mandatory shareholder disclosures, the clearest picture yet of China's state-run investing behemoth, is coming into view.
Wall Street gained overnight, bolstered by better-than-expected results from JPMorgan Chase, while trade data from China fuelled commodities.
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News of Chinese regulatory changes has given local investors jitters and hit Australasian infant formula and health supplement stocks.
Submissions to an NZX review show many market participants are keen to reduce "fragmentation" in corporate governance reporting requirements.
New Zealand shares rose after Orion Health Group said it won new UK clients and SkyCity Entertainment rebounded.
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New Zealand shares fell as some investors took advantage of the S&P/NZX 50 index opening at a record.
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New Zealand shares fell, dragged down by dual-listed Australia & New Zealand Banking Group and Westpac Banking Group.
New Zealand's first sharemarket listing of the year is Oceania Natural debuting on NZX's new NXT board.
US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is set to speak tomorrow, offering a key focus for investors before the government's jobs data are due at the end of the week.
Equities on both sides of the Atlantic moved lower before the Easter long weekend.
New Zealand shares hit another record high and turnover topped $500 million .
Wall Street gained overnight, after the US Federal Reserve flagged that there are fewer interest rate increases ahead this year than previously thought.
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The New Zealand dollar is heading for a 1.7 per cent drop against the greenback
New Zealand shares hit a record high for a seventh straight session, though trading was quieter after Thursday's interest rate cut
Equities on both sides of the Atlantic moved lower after trade data renewed concerns about China's economy.