New Zealand shares closed higher on Monday while Asian markets digested the US and Iran's agreement to halt renewed hostilities.
The S&P/NZX 50 Index rose 0.37% or 50.32 points to close at 13,545.56.
Iran and the US have agreed to halt recent hostilities in the Gulf and renew talks over their dispute regarding the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Sunday Reuters report, citing a US official.
In domestic news, the seasonally adjusted number of filled jobs across New Zealand industries rose 0.3% month on month to 2.4 million in May, following a 0.1% decrease in the previous month, data from Stats NZ showed.
Also, the total enterprise count in New Zealand in May was 598,137, down from 591,693 in the same period last year, according to figures released by Stats NZ.
Further, construction cost growth in major New Zealand centers largely stabilized in June, with key cost rates showing minimal movement, QV said in a report.
Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is expected to raise the cash rate by 25 basis points at its July meeting, according to a report by BNZ Research.
In corporate news, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) started consulting on proposed amendments to banks' credit risk capital settings as part of a reform package to bank capital and liquidity settings, the prudential regulator said in a statement.