The stock, which is listed on both sides of the Tasman, traded as high as $1.27 - a 16.5 per cent gain on the opening price - before closing up 11.9 per cent at $1.22 last night.

Things are booming at rest-home builder and operator Ryman Healtcare, with profits growing and a pipeline of new villages underway.

Wall St climbed overnight after earnings from Wal-Mart and Home Depot were better than expected.

Negative impact on world markets following Paris terrorists attacks is tipped to be short-lived.

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Difficult conditions for sheep meat overseas helped drive Alliance Group's pre-tax profit down by 55.1 per cent to $7.9 million in the year.

Founder of breakout dairy brand wants to bring farmers' markets to the supermarket, finds Holly Ryan.

The world's biggest banks may need to raise as much as $1.2 trillion to meet new rules laid down by financial regulators.

There are those who say you can never have too many unicorns. But others fear that increasing numbers may be a bad omen.

The S&P/NZX 50 index fell 0.06 per cent, or 3.89 points, to 6069.74. Within the index, 23 stocks rose, 16 fell and 11 were unchanged.

Glerups, the Danish woollen slipper maker, has extended its contract with New Zealand woolgrowers to meet increased demand for its product.

The benchmark index's October run was bolstered by investor demand for investments paying regular income in a low interest rate environment.