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Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Serko, Hallensteins, a2 Milk and EBOS lead the gainers, as Gentrack, Property for Industry, Freightways and NZX suffer broad declines

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Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Serko, Hallensteins, a2 Milk and EBOS lead the gainers, as Gentrack, Property for Industry, Freightways and NZX suffer broad declines
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Here are the key things you need to know about in the NZX markets over the past 24 hours. Changes are as at 3:00 pm and may change when the market closes at 4:45 pm.

WHAT THE NZX 50 INDEX IS DOING
The index is looking at closing down -0.6% today which would put it down -0.7% over the past five days. Month-on-month it declines by -6.0%, gaining +4.8% year-on-year.

THE MAIN GAINERS
There were 28 gainers across the NZX equity market today, although advances within the NZX50 were modest and broadly uniform. Serko (SKO, #49), Hallenstein Glassons Group (HLG, #42) and a2 Milk (ATM, #7) each gained +2%. Serko remains under pressure, down -11% over the past five days, -43% over six months and -61% year-on-year. Hallenstein Glassons has lifted +5% over the last five sessions and is up +19% year-on-year, while a2 Milk is down -3% month-on-month but continues to post a strong +28% annual gain. EBOS Group (EBO, #11) added +1%, though it remains down -7% over the month and -40% year-on-year.

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THE MAIN DECLINERS
Decliners dominated the session, with 53 stocks falling. Gentrack (GTK, #36) and Property for Industry (PFI, #28) led the losses, both down -4%. Gentrack is now down -18% month-on-month and -34% year-on-year, while Property for Industry has declined -8% over the past month but remains up +2% annually. Freightways (FRW, #17) and NZX Limited (NZX, #46) both fell -2%, with Freightways down -14% month-on-month but up +15% year-on-year, and NZX down -11% over the month and -16% annually.

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SMARTSHARES EFTs

  1-day 5-day 6-month YTD 1Y
NZ Top 50 ETF (FNZ) -0.5% -0.5% -3.9% -6.7% +2.2%
NZ Top 10 ETF (TNZ) -1.3% +1.2% -2.3% -4.2% +1.3%
S/P NZX50 ETF (NZG) -0.5% +0.1% -2.7% -4.5% +2.5%
NZ Dividend ETF (DIV) -1.1% -1.1% -2.4% -3.9% +13.7%

KEY ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Warehouse Group (WHS) reported its FY26 interim results, with group sales of $1.61 bln, up +0.3% year-on-year, and like-for-like sales increasing +0.5% despite ongoing pressure on consumer spending. Profitability improved, with operating profit rising +37.7% to $26.9 mln and reported NPAT up +33.6% to $15.7 mln, supported by lower costs and improved inventory management, although gross margin eased slightly to 32.3%. Performance across segments was mixed, with The Warehouse and Warehouse Stationery posting growth, while Noel Leeming declined against a strong prior period, as the Group continues to focus on cost discipline and operational improvements in a competitive retail environment.

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