
Market close: Kiwi sharemarket falls in first day of trading for 2025
It was a soft start to the year on worries about higher bond rates.
It was a soft start to the year on worries about higher bond rates.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose to record highs last year.
But the NZX index finished the year with a gain of 11.4%.
The index hit its highest point of the year after a late run.
Value of deals in 2024 was less than half the value of those the previous year.
NZ GDP falls 1% in September quarter; analysts expected 0.4% decline.
The local index is closing in on double-digit growth this year.
Business Editor-at-Large Liam Dann talks to Pie Funds founder and CIO Mike Taylor about what to expect from the year to come. Video / NZ Herald
It was an up and down day for the NZ sharemarket.
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The NZ sharemarket rose after falling on five of the last six trading days.
The heavy trading in Auckland International Airport continued.
The New Zealand sharemarket's trading line looked like a downhill ski run.
The local index lacked any real direction.
Chorus came out firing with a pledge to be more competitive.
Turners Automotive provided the local index with more confidence and strength.
A2 Milk shares surge to help lift local market higher.
Investors are waiting for next week's pivotal interest rate decision.
The local market was directionless as it snapped its positive start to the week.
The New Zealand sharemarket reached its highest level in a month.
The local index staged a turnaround.
Meanwhile, the post-election rally cooled in the United States.
Global markets continue to be buoyed by the US election result.
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Spark says performance 'falls short of what is acceptable'.
Serko confirmed an increase in revenue guidance.