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 -0.1% today, up +0.2% over the past five trading days and up +1.0% over the past month. The index has gained +2.2% over the past six months and is up +6.4% over the past year. The market shift sat negative, with 43 decliners compared to 33 gainers.
THE MAIN GAINERS
Among the gainers, Stride Property Group (SPG, #38) rose +3%, although it remained down -3% over the past five trading days and -6% over both the past month and six months, while it was down -13% year-on-year. Air New Zealand (AIR, #24) added +1%, taking its five-day gain to +1%, although the stock was down -10% over the past month, -30% over six months and -36% year-on-year. Sanford (SAN, #39) gained +1%, extending its five-day increase to +2% and leaving it +1% higher over the past month, while it remained down -14% over six months but up +20% year-on-year. Precinct Properties (PCT, #20) rose +1%, although it was down -1% over the past five trading days, -6% over the past month and -8% over six months, with the stock down -24% year-on-year.
Stride Property Group
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THE MAIN DECLINERS
Among the decliners, Mainfreight (MFT, #7) fell -2%, extending its decline over the past five trading days to -2% and its monthly decline to -5%, although it remained up +4% over both the past six months and year-on-year. SkyCity Entertainment (SKC, #37) declined -2%, taking its five-day loss to -4%, while it was up +2% over the past month but down -24% over six months and -10% year-on-year. Serko (SKO, #49) fell -1%, although it remained +1% higher over the past five trading days, while it was down -3% over the past month, -24% over six months and -42% year-on-year. Napier Port Holdings (NPH, #36) decreased -1%, extending its five-day decline to -1% and its monthly decline to -2%, while it was down -5% over six months but remained 11% higher year-on-year.
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SMARTSHARES EFTs
| 1-day | 5-day | 6-month | YTD | 1Y | |
| NZ Top 50 ETF (FNZ) | -0.1% | +0.7% | -0.5% | -2.6% | +0.5% |
| NZ Top 10 ETF (TNZ) | +0.3% | +1.6% | +2.5% | +4.6% | +6.2% |
| S/P NZX50 ETF (NZG) | -0.1% | +0.8% | +1.0% | +1.4% | +3.8% |
| NZ Dividend ETF (DIV) | +0.6% | +2.3% | -0.2% | -1.7% | +2.3% |
KEY ANNOUNCEMENTS
August was a stronger month for the NZX (NZX, #45), with the NZX 50 Gross Index rising +7.6% year-on-year, while the Capital Index increased +4.3% and the Portfolio Index gained +4.6%. Equity market activity also increased, with total equity trades almost doubling year-on-year to 1.49 million, up +98.7%, while equity value traded rose +1.7% to $2.99 bln. The average on-market trade size fell -38.7% to $1,448, however, suggesting the sharp increase in trading activity was driven by a greater number of smaller transactions.
Kathmandu Brands (KMD, #50) will release its audited FY26 results for the 12 months ended 31 July 2026 on Wednesday, 23 September 2026.
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