Early gains for NZ shares

NZPA

The New Zealand sharemarket started 2010 in the same vein as it ended 2009, climbing early as leading shares gained.

Gold reaches 3-week high

Reuters

9 min ago Gold rose to a near three-week high, gaining 2 percent as an oil price rally and dollar decline spurred heavy fund buying on the first trading day of 2010.

Kiwi rallies against greenback

NZPA

The New Zealand dollar was around its highest level against the greenback in six weeks as the holiday break ended today.

Wall Street starts 2010 on high note

Reuters

US stocks rallied in the first session of the New Year, after data showed the manufacturing sector grew for the fifth straight month.

Oil breaks through $81

Reuters

Oil rose more than 2 per cent to touch two-month highs over $81 a barrel as cold weather battered the United States and other big consumer regions.