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Stock Takes: Brexit vote pulls market back

COMMENT: The New Zealand sharemarket has fallen away from record levels thanks to global investor fears about Britain potentially leaving the EU.

New look tipped to give Tegel a boost

'Exciting' refresh includes 10 new products hitting the shelves.

Dollar up as Brexit vote looms

Traders strike back at stock market robots

Machines may be taking over the world but in at least one corner of the markets, humans are beating back the robots.

Tegel profit forecasts affirms targets for 2017

Tegel sales and profits beat prospectus forecasts and it's track to achieve targets for the year.

Shares end up as Brexit fears ease

Analysts expect volatility until result of referendum is known at week's end.

Mark Lister on Brexit: Markets are right to be nervous

COMMENT: The "Brexit" vote is the biggest event for financials markets we've seen in a while.

Brexit vote means tense week

New Zealand investors should brace themselves for a week of sharemarket volatility as Britain prepares to vote on whether it will leave the European Union.

Benign rates a boost for stocks

Low interest rates have been a key factor behind the NZ sharemarket's strong run, due to its high proportion of dividend-paying, high-yielding stocks.

Sky TV - Vodafone confirm merger talks

There has been speculation for several months that Vodafone was looking to sell its New Zealand operations, with Sky TV tipped as a possible option.

Kathmandu sues over failed takeover

Kathmandu is suing its biggest shareholder, Briscoe Group, in an effort to recoup what it spent fending off the rival retailer's failed takeover attempt.

Weldon ruled NZX with iron fist, Court heard

Mark Weldon couldn't take criticism and ruled NZX with an iron fist while deliberately avoiding requests from Clear's former owners, High Court has heard.

Stocks lift as 'bargain-hunters' make move on Steel & Tube

New Zealand shares rose as Steel & Tube Holdings rebounded from Thursday's sell-down and Metro Performance Glass gained.

Lister: Investors wise to keep grounded

COMMENT: The domestic sharemarket has continued its march ahead, with the S&P/NZX 50 Index moving through 7000 points for the first time ever.

Reefton mine may save West Coast jobs

Solid Energy, which is being broken up and sold, has applied for consent to start a small mine near Reefton, allowing it to retain staff.

Bull running, but for how long?

Since May 2011 the market index has piled on an average increase of 14.6% a year, to the point where it is now almost double where it was in May 2011.