Wall Street rose in a broad rally with the price of oil on an unexpected drop in US stockpiles and better-than-expected data.

BP has spilled hundreds of barrels of oil in the North Sea, in a leak from its Clair platform.

New Zealand shares fell in light trading, with NZX declining on news its chief executive Tim Bennett will leave the stock market operator.

Tim Bennett will leave his position as CEO a year earlier than expected.

Craigs Investment Partners has downgraded its view on New Zealand shares and told investors it's time to cash in.

New Zealand shares gained slightly in light trading, led by Tegel Group Holdings and Meridian Energy while Air New Zealand dropped.

Shareholders of a Central Otago winery are fighting over a share sale.

New Zealand shares gained, with turnover peaking for the week as investors tidied their portfolios.

COMMENT: A strong sense of deja vu has pervaded the NZX, with Ron Brierley purchasing a stake in Wellington Merchants.

New Zealand shares fell in light trading, with Ebos Group, Tower and A2 Milk leading the index lower. The S&P/NZX 50 Index fell

Wellington Drive Technologies has taken a $2 million facility from major shareholder SuperLife.

New Zealand shares fell, led by Orion Health Group, as the export-focused software developer contends with a strong kiwi dollar.

Intueri is in a trading halt on the NZX and ASX pending an announcement from the company over "possible sanctions" across the Tasman.

OceanaGold's Haile mine in South Carolina has been valued at A$1.3 billion ($1.34b) with expectations it's on target to pour first gold by December.

New Zealand shares rose for a third session as investors continued to seek out cheap-looking stocks, with Comvita, Meridian Energy

COMMENT: The kiwi dollar is poised to achieve parity with its Aussie equivalent.

New Zealand shares rose as some investors rummaged for bargains left over from last week's sell-off.

Sharemarkets fell sharply on reports that at least two members of US Federal Reserve board favour raising its base interest rate when it meets this week.

New Zealand shares extended their slide with little positive news to stem the decline.

An oil glut is predicted into 2017 as supply outpaces demand with U.S. stocks slipping

New Zealand's share slump continued for a second day, with Mercury and Auckland International Airport leading the index lower.

Tower, Fletcher and Air NZ lead plunge in prices in biggest sell-off since before Brexit.

Australian investors can expect a rough ride when markets open after Wall Street suffered its worst trading session since Brexit.

The New Zealand dollar retreated from a 16-month high as some traders deemed it had risen too far, too fast.

You would hope the private equity industry has learned a thing or two from the collapse of Dick Smith.

Wall Street was mixed as investors tried to assess whether the US economy is growing at a pace that will warrant the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.

NZ shares reached a fresh record despite a lack of corporate news, with A2 Milk Co, Ebos Group and Contact Energy leading the index higher.

NZ's benchmark share index is getting a shake-up, with fruit exporter Scales Corporation and cinema software developer Vista Group to join benchmark.

NZ shares rose, led by Comvita on the back of its plans to take control of its Chinese distribution, while Air NZ and Mercury NZ also gained.

Vista Group is heading for the S&P/NZX 50, just two years after its sharemarket debut.