New Zealand's stocks rose 63 points, or 0.5%, to close at 13,930 on Wednesday, marking their highest level since August 6 and extending gains from the previous session, mainly buoyed by gains in healthcare and communication services. Positive earnings results from some companies lifted sentiment, while investors braced for further releases. However, a downbeat session on Wall Street overnight, due to a selloff in chipmaker-related stocks, rising Treasury yields, and higher oil prices, capped gains. On the data front, New Zealand's input and output prices rose 2.9% and 1.6%, respectively, quarter-on-quarter in Q2, marking the fastest increases since Q1 2025. EBOS Group surged 8.0% after reporting a 4.7% rise in net profit for the full year ended June 30, 2026, while Fletcher Building jumped 6.2% after the company recorded a profit following a loss in the previous quarter. Meanwhile, Spark NZ rose 3.3% ahead of the release of its earnings results on Thursday.
New Zealand's main stock market index, the NZX 50, rose to 13930 points on August 19, 2026, gaining 0.46% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 1.71% and is up 6.57% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from New Zealand. Historically, the New Zealand Stock Market (NZX 50) reached an all time high of 14012.57 in August of 2026. New Zealand Stock Market (NZX 50) - data, forecasts, historical chart - was last updated on August 19 of 2026.
New Zealand's main stock market index, the NZX 50, rose to 13930 points on August 19, 2026, gaining 0.46% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 1.71% and is up 6.57% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from New Zealand. The New Zealand Stock Market (NZX 50) is expected to trade at 13721.25 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 12841.62 in 12 months time.