Market close: NZ sharemarket up 0.5% after strong start to reporting season

PremiumBusinessDesk3 Aug, 2026 06:32 AM5 mins to readVista says the latest Spider-Man: A Brand New Day movie attracted about US$355m (NZ$603.1m) at the North American box office over the weekend – and with the screening of The Odyssey, it will probably be the largest ever domestic box office weekend.An earnings upgrade from Vista Group and a significant fall in the oil price provided comfort for the New Zealand sharemarket as the latest reporting season got under way.

The S&P/NZX 50 fell to a lunchtime low of 13,673.14 but recovered in the afternoon and closed at 13,774.93, up 75.65

Market close: NZ sharemarket up 0.5% after strong start to reporting season

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