Pavan Sharma

The US market was open overnight and stocks on Wall Street were little changed ​as investors awaited a barrage of major earnings reports this week, the busiest this earnings season.

The NZX 50 market index is close to major milestone, with the index trading just below the 10,000​ level. Local investor senti​ment was buoyed by the ​NZ ​government’s decision to ditch a proposed capital gains tax​ as well as weak inflation data

Crude Oil prices are up around +40% year to date, primarily on the back of supply risks.