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Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Auckland Airport, Air NZ, Contact, and Scales lift the NZX50 to start week, but Gentrack, Vista Group, Investore, and Serko are the main decliners

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Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Auckland Airport, Air NZ, Contact, and Scales lift the NZX50 to start week, but Gentrack, Vista Group, Investore, and Serko are the main decliners
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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 NZX50 starts the trading week modestly higher today, rising +0.4% for the session so far. Market movement was positive, with 44 stocks advancing compared with 36 decliners. The index extended its recent momentum with gains of +2.1% over both the five-day and one-month periods, although it's down -3.3% over the last six months. The index is now up +3.9% over the past year.

THE MAIN GAINERS
The 44 gainers were led by Auckland International Airport (AIA, #4), which gained +2% and continued to hold a positive six-month and one-year performance, up +6%. Air New Zealand (AIR, #23) rose +1%, extending its five-day gain to +6%, while Contact Energy (CEN, #6) also added +1% and remains up +3% over the past year. Scales Corporation (SCL, #33) lifts +1%, maintaining a strong +37% annual gain despite softer short-term momentum.

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THE MAIN DECLINERS
Decliners were led by Gentrack (GTK, #44), which fell -3% and currently sits down -59% over six months and -66% over the past year. Vista Group (VGL, #42) declined -2%, although the stock is up +20% over the month. Investore Property (IPL, #48) eased -1%, while Serko (SKO, #49) also slips -1% despite retaining a strong +16% gain over the past five trading days. Investore has declined by -10% year-on-year, with Serko down -47% annually.

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SMARTSHARES EFTs

  1-day 5-day 6-month YTD 1Y
NZ Top 50 ETF (FNZ) +0.3% +0.8% -6.4% -6.1% +1.4%
NZ Top 10 ETF (TNZ) +0.4% +1.1% -3.3% -3.7% -1.3%
S/P NZX50 ETF (NZG) +0.4% +0.4% -4.7% -4.0% +0.6%
NZ Dividend ETF (DIV) +0.8% -0.5% -0.5% +1.0% +16.3%

KEY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Oceania Healthcare (OCA, #43) reported embedded value increased +2% to $600.1 mln in FY26, supported by improved sales momentum, reduced unsold stock levels and onboarding of new developments. The embedded value included $326.2 mln of accrued deferred management fees and $274.0 mln of resale gains. Estimated sale and resale values across all units rose +2% to $2.09 bln, while unsold stock declined -33% to $264.0 mln. Oceania also reported continued progress in reducing available resale and new stock inventory, reflecting stronger unit sell-down activity across both independent living units and care suites.

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