Share market review Over the past 12-months most share markets have produced positive returns with only the Japanese Nikkei index producing a negative return in local currency. The remainder have produced low single digit positive performance except for the NZX and ASX which have produced attractive double digit returns. As shown above the NZX50 has had a solid 12-month performance. This rally has occurred on the back of slowing local and global markets, which has led to falling local interest rates, and an increased level of foreign ownership (53.7%).
This monthly commentary has been one of the most difficult to write in a long time. The reason for this, is that global markets are changing so fast with monumental shifts happening on a regular basis. I have attempted to capture some of the larger changes below, but no doubt by the time you are reading this it will seem like old news due to some other monumental shift. RBNZ cuts 0.50% We will start with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) surprising the markets with a 0.50% cut
