FX.co ★ New Zealand Stocks Retreat

The NZX 50 saw a decline of 57 points, or 0.4%, settling at 13,441 during early Tuesday trading. This downturn erased previous gains as Wall Street faced a significant dip on Monday, driven by increased caution ahead of Nvidia’s upcoming earnings report. Investors also remained watchful of New Zealand’s October trade data, set to be released later in the week, after witnessing subdued import figures in September. Meanwhile, food inflation in New Zealand picked up, rising from September’s five-month low, while third-quarter annual inflation surged to a five-quarter high, heightening macroeconomic concerns. In New Zealand’s key trading partner, China, the mainland is anticipated to conduct monthly loan prime rate fixings later this week, following October's weak industrial output and retail sales data. Across sectors, non-energy minerals, energy minerals, and utilities led the declines; however, growth in process industries, consumer durables, and industrial services managed to partially offset the losses. Companies such as Gentrack Group (-2.5%), Freightways (-2.0%), Briscoe Group (-1.5%), and Channel Infrastructure (-1.2%) were among the prominent underperformers.