NZX 50 Edges Down in Morning Session

2026-05-12 22:49 By Chusnul Chotimah 1 min. read

The NZX 50 dropped 8 points, or 0.1%, to 13,072 in Wednesday morning trade, falling for the second straight session and tracking declines on Wall Street overnight, as a hot inflation reading amid higher oil prices fueled concerns that the Fed will not cut rates this year.

Traders also remained cautious ahead of business inflation expectations data for Q2 later today, as well as New Zealand's food inflation data and manufacturing PMI, both due later this week.

Markets will also monitor developments surrounding a potential meeting between US President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week.

Financials, consumer staples, communication services, and industrials mainly dragged the index lower, with the biggest laggards including AFC Pharmaceuticals (-1.6%), Henderson Far East Income (-1.3%), Infratil (-1.0%), A2 Milk (-0.9%), ANZ Group (-0.8%), Freightways (-0.8%), and Chorus (-0.7%).



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NZX 50 Edges Down in Morning Session
The NZX 50 dropped 8 points, or 0.1%, to 13,072 in Wednesday morning trade, falling for the second straight session and tracking declines on Wall Street overnight, as a hot inflation reading amid higher oil prices fueled concerns that the Fed will not cut rates this year. Traders also remained cautious ahead of business inflation expectations data for Q2 later today, as well as New Zealand's food inflation data and manufacturing PMI, both due later this week. Markets will also monitor developments surrounding a potential meeting between US President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week. Financials, consumer staples, communication services, and industrials mainly dragged the index lower, with the biggest laggards including AFC Pharmaceuticals (-1.6%), Henderson Far East Income (-1.3%), Infratil (-1.0%), A2 Milk (-0.9%), ANZ Group (-0.8%), Freightways (-0.8%), and Chorus (-0.7%).
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