New Zealand NZSE 40

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HREF="#weekly" TITLE="New Zealand NZSE 40"><U><B>New Zealand NZSE 50 Index Weekly</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="#notes___links" TITLE="New Zealand NZSE 40"><U><B>Links & Notes</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="352"><div> <A HREF="#monthly" TITLE="New Zealand NZSE 40"><U><B>New Zealand NZSE 50 Index Monthly</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="106"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="106" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="613" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 78 WIDTH="587"><div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Courier New" ><B>New Zealand NZSE 50 Index </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Courier New" ><B>(</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Courier New" ><B>weekly),</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Courier New" ><B> </B></FONT><B>20 week exponential average in</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003399" FACE="Courier New" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#336600" FACE="Courier New" ><B>green</B></FONT><B>, 5 week exponential average in</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003399" FACE="Courier New" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Courier New" ><B>red,</B></FONT><B> 52 week ROC (rate of change) in</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003399" FACE="Courier New" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9900" FACE="Courier New" ><B>yellow,</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Courier New" ><B> </B></FONT><B>MACD (moving average convergence divergence) in </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Courier New" ><B>green.</B></FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B> <A NAME="weekly"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 101 WIDTH="587"> <IMG SRC="../../images/de/world/nz50.gif" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="15"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="101" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="15" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 101 WIDTH="587"><div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Courier New" ><B>New Zealand NZSE 50 Index </B><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Courier New" ><B>monthly chart,</B></FONT><B> the </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Courier New" ><B>red </B></FONT><B>line is a 24 month exaverage, the </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Courier New" ><B>yellow</B></FONT><B> line is a 6 month exaverage.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B> <A NAME="monthly"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 101 WIDTH="587"> <IMG SRC="../../images/de/worldm/nz50m.gif" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="15"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="101" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="15" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 25 WIDTH="587"><div> <B><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a801180099ff00.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">New Zealand Notes & Links:</U></B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B> <A NAME="notes___links"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 771 WIDTH="587"><div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/13/07 New Zealand October retail sales fell 0.7%.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/6/07 The Reserve Bank of New Zealand left rates unchanged at 8.25%</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">8/9/07 New Zealand's unemployment rate improved from 3.7% to 3.6%.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">6/29/07 New Zealand's GDP rose 2.5% YoY</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">5/10/07 New Zealand’s unemployment rate rose from 3.7% to 3.8%.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">4/1/07 GDP in New Zealand rose 1.5% YoY.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">7/17/06 New Zealand's CPI rose 4.0% YoY-- the highest level for 16 years.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">7/6/06 New Zealand's unemployment rate was 3.9% in the first quarter of 2006.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">6/27/06 Business confidence in Germany increased from 105.7 to 106.8 in June, the highest reading in 15 years.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">6/23/06 New Zealand's GDP was up 0.7% in the first quarter of 2006 and up 2.2% YoY</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">6/13/06 Retail sales in New Zealand were down 0.1% in April.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">4/14/06 Retail sales in New Zealand were up 1.9% in Feb. -- Stronger than expected.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1/18/06 YoY New Zealand, consumer prices were up 3.2%.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/8/05 New Zealand raised its key interest rate to 7.25% from 7%.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">11/15/05 Retail sales in New Zealand were down 0.8% in September.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">11/10/05 The unemployment rate in New Zealand dropped from 3.6% to 3.4% in the third quarter, a record low.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">10/27/05 New Zealand increased its key interest rate from 6.75% to 7.00%.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">09/29/05 New Zealand's GDP was up 3.1% in the second quarter.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">03/10/05 New Zealands central bank increased its interest rate by a quarter-percent to 6.75%.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">02/11/05 The unemployment rate in New Zealand dropped from 3.8% to 3.6% in the fourth quarter of 2004, the lowest in 19 years. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/22/04 New Zealand's GDP was up 0.6% in the quarter that ended on September 30th and was up 4.4% YoY. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/20/04 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0033FF" FACE="Courier New" ><A HREF="http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=a1AyR1NpfNZI" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid"><U>New Zealand Consumer Confidence Rises to 10-Yr High</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">11/12/04 Retail sales in New Zealand were up 2.6% in the third quarter, the most in seven years, and up 7.4% year over year.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">11/11/04 In New Zealand, the unemployment rate fell from 4.0% to 3.8% in the third quarter, the lowest in 18 years.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">10/20/04 The tax component of the New Zealand economy fell slightly to 34.8% in 2003.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">09/24/04 New Zealand's GDP was up .9% in the second quarter and up 5.7% from a year ago</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="15"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="771" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="15" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>   <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="http://fry.webtistic.com/philip.php?id=71"></script> <noscript> <a href="http://www.webtistic.com/"> <img SRC="http://fry.webtistic.com/hit.php?a=71" border="0" alt="Webtistic - Traffic Analysis"> </a></noscript>   </div> </td> </tr></table></body>