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A spike in the price of Fisher & Paykel's share price, just ahead of the company's annual general meeting in Auckland yesterday, has been downplayed by the company's chief executive. Audio

Fletcher Building lifted its annual net profit 4 percent, dragged down by the high New Zealand dollar and subdued trading conditions in Australia. Audio

Pyne Gould says it expects its net profit for the year ended June, to be about 20-million dollars, reflecting both operating profits and asset sales. Audio

Freightways intends to build on its strong financial result for the year ended June, with continued expansion of its information management and courier business units. Audio

The courier company, Freightways, has reported another record profit, rising 3 percent in the year ended June. Audio

The steel product manufacturer, Steel and Tube, has reported its full-year profit rose nearly 15 per cent, reflecting the strong New Zealand economy. Audio

Transport technology company, Eroad, has become the tenth company to list on the New Zealand sharemarket, this year. Audio

Vital Healthcare Property Trust has some 50-million dollars of capital earmarked for the purchase and development of properties in the current financial year, primarily in Australia. Audio

Australia's largest phone company, Telstra, has reported a 14-percent increase in its net profit to 4.3 billion Australian dollars for the year ended June. Audio

Sky City expects its revenue and profit to get back on track, with the launch of its newly redeveloped casino in Adelaide and continued momentum in its Auckland business. Audio

Shares in the global film industry software developer, Vista Group International, began trading on the New Zealand sharemarket this morning. Audio

The fish oil producer, SeaDragon, has made headway in securing the supply contracts it needs to move its business forward. Audio

Dairy prices are expected to continue to fall, along with the New Zealand dollar, though not enough to offset the loss of income for farmers. Audio

The stock exchange operator, NZX, says it won't be taking action to reverse the trades in Lyttelton Port shares last Friday ahead of the formal takeover announcement by Christchurch City Council. Audio

New Zealand's largest property trust is going to sell-off about $100-million a year in assets so it can reinvest in new, and ongoing, property developments. Audio

Sales of houses by Auckland's largest real estate agent fell 17 percent in July compared with the same month a year ago. Audio

Shares in the newly listed company, Gentrack, fell sharply on large volumes, on Friday, after it announced it will miss its revenue and profit targets for this year. Audio

The newly listed company, Gentrack, says it will miss the revenue and profit targets it forecast in its recent prospectus. Audio

The NZX advises against reading too much into the opening-day share prices of new companies. Audio

New Zealand investors will soon get their first look at two new equity-crowd-funding platforms, designed to make it easier for small and start-up companies to attract investors. Audio