The New Zealand dollar jumped 1 US cent overnight as investors gained back some confidence in economic growth, favouring riskier assets such as equities and higher yielding currencies. The kiwi touched a week-high of 82.25 US cents and was trading at 82.16 cents at 8am in Wellington from 80.94 cents at 5pm yesterday. The trade-weighted index advanced to 77.57 from …

Dairy product prices rose in the second GlobalDairyTrade auction in a row, led by butter and whole milk powder, while volumes continued to retreat. The GDT Price Index increased 0.5 percent from the last sale two weeks ago. The average winning price was US$5,042 a tonne from US$5,025 per tonne at the last auction. Some 35,399 tonnes of product was …

New Zealand stocks fell, tracking a global decline, as investors’ fears of faltering economic recovery were exacerbated by poor manufacturing data in the US, and China. Xero led the market lower, with Trade Me Group and Port of Tauranga pacing the decline. The NZX 50 Index dropped 46.883 points or about 1 percent to 4802.619, its lowest in three weeks. …