Market Information
Monthly Market & Sector Review
February 2010
February followed the themes of January, with concerns over Greece and China being
centre stage, however fears seemed to have calmed as Greece prepares to put in plans for
deficit reduction. Equity markets around the world generally produced positive returns as a
result. A large number of companies announced profit results in February with many having
good results.
- Download February Review (PDF - 210kb)
January 2010
Negative developments in global financial markets pushed investors away from Equities in January into the safe haven of interest rates. All global equity markets suffered while NZ cash and bonds had a positive month:
- Download January Review (PDF - 348kb)
December 2009
December is typically a quiet month with low volumes but has the potential to be volatile in thin trading. Fortunately there were no unpleasant surprises. The recovery theme continued with the domestic economy posting positive growth over the final quarter of 2009 setting the stage for an improved outlook for 2010.
- Download December Review (PDF - 256kb)
