Market close: NZ sharemarket has small fall, down 0.2%

PremiumBusinessDesk18 Jun, 2026 06:25 AM4 mins to readAir NZ, down 1c or 2.22% to 44c, reported a 0.3% drop in total passengers carried to 1.135 million in May.Air NZ, down 1c or 2.22% to 44c, reported a 0.3% drop in total passengers carried to 1.135 million in May.The New Zealand sharemarket had a small fall for the second day running, while interest rate forecasts both here and overseas captured investors’ attention.

The S&P/NZX 50 Index dipped sharply in the late morning but then traded steadily and closed at 13,363.31, down 29.67 points, or 0.22%, after reaching an