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Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 falls -0.9% as a2 Milk, Auckland Airport, Mainfreight and Chorus decline; SkyTV, Tourism Holdings, Scales, and Channel Infrastructure lead the gainers

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Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 falls -0.9% as a2 Milk, Auckland Airport, Mainfreight and Chorus decline; SkyTV, Tourism Holdings, Scales, and Channel Infrastructure lead the gainers
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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 is down -0.8% today, extending its decline over the past five trading days to -1.4%. The index remains marginally higher over the past month, up +0.2%, and has gained +1.1% over the past six months. The index is also +5.6% higher than it was a year ago. There were more decliners today, with 49 companies down compared to 30 gainers.

THE MAIN GAINERS
Among the gainers, Sky Network (SKT, #46) led the market, rising +6% today and extending its five-day gain to +15%. The company was also up +20% over the past month, +14% over six months and +21% year-on-year. Tourism Holdings (THL, #40) gained +2%, although it remained down -2% over five days and -3% over one month, while still sitting +12% higher over six months and +17% year-on-year. Scales Corp (SCL, #32) also rose +2%, taking its one-month, six-month and year-on-year gains to +9%, +16% and +41%, respectively, despite being down -1% over five days. Channel Infrastructure (CHI, #23) added +1%, leaving it up +4% over five days, +20% over six months and +45% year-on-year. 

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THE MAIN DECLINERS
On the downside, a2 Milk (ATM, #8) recorded the largest decline among the companies highlighted, falling -3% today and extending its five-day decline to -8%. The company was also down -3% over one month, -31% over six months and -26% year-on-year. Auckland International Airport (AIA, #4) dropped -3%, leaving it down -1% over five days, -3% over one month and -6% over six months, although it remained +14% higher year-on-year. Mainfreight (MFT, #7) declined -2%, taking its one-month decline to -4%, while it remained +4% higher over six months and +6% year-on-year. Chorus (CNU, #12) also fell -2%, leaving it down -3% over five days, -8% over one month, -7% over six months and -10% year-on-year. 

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SMARTSHARES EFTs

 1-day5-day6-monthYTD1Y
NZ Top 50 ETF (FNZ)-0.9%-1.8%-1.8%-3.9%-0.6%
NZ Top 10 ETF (TNZ)-0.9%-2.2%+2.2%+3.7%+5.3%
S/P NZX50 ETF (NZG)-0.7%-1.8%-0.2%+0.2%+2.5%
NZ Dividend ETF (DIV)-0.4%-1.4%-1.9%-2.9%+0.2%

KEY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Goodman NZ (GNZ, #16) has announced a first quarter FY27 cash dividend of $0.017925 per share for the year ending 31 March 2027, with no imputation credits attached. The record date is 10 September 2026, with payment scheduled for 17 September. 

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