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Electronic technology shares gained the most on New Zealand's Exchange, rising past 1% by midday Wednesday.Shares of ikeGPS Group (NZE:IKE, ASX:IKE) rose more than 1% in recent trade.On the flip side, the industrial services sector struggled, shedding nearly 2%.Ventia Services Group (NZE:VNT, ASX:VNT) shares fell almost 2% in recent trade.
Ventia Services Group (ASX:VNT, NZE:CGF) said Challenger (ASX:CGF) raised its voting power in the firm to 6.24% from 5.03%, as of May 29, according to Tuesday filings with the Australian and New Zealand bourses.Challenger now holds 51.2 million shares in the firm.Ventia's shares rose nearly 2% in recent trading on the New Zealand bourse.
Australian shares were flat with a negative bias on Monday as investors awaited fresh developments on an awaited peace agreement in the Middle East.The S&P/ASX 200 Index was little changed at 8,729.40.Negotiators from the US and Iran are still trying to work out a deal to end the conflict in the Middle East, Reuters reported.Brent crude oil futures rose over 2% to trade around $93 per barrel.On the domestic front, the Westpac-DataX Card Tracker Index continued its gradual decline, falling 1.6 points over four weeks to 153.2 in the week that ended May 23, slightly below the year-to-date average of 154.The headline seasonally adjusted S&P Global Australia Manufacturing Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) fell to 50.7 in May from 51.3 in April, remaining above the 50-point mark separating contraction and expansion.The Melbourne Institute said its monthly inflation gauge fell in May after two consecutive monthly increases, driven largely by a decline in transport costs, particularly fuel prices.The ANZ-Indeed Australian job ads rose 1.8% month on month in May to a seasonally adjusted 116, following a 3.7% decline over the prior two months.In company news, Syrah Resources (ASX:SYR) said Tesla no longer plans to terminate an offtake agreement with the company after Syrah showed that it is producing conforming active anode material samples. Syrah said it has now "made sufficient progress to cure the alleged default" and is progressing through the later stages of qualification testing approvals with Tesla.DroneShield (ASX:DRO) said shareholders delivered a first strike against the company's remuneration report at its annual general meeting. Around half of shareholders voted against a resolution to adopt the remuneration report at the May 29 meeting.Ventia Services Group (ASX:VNT, NZE:VNT) secured a five-year, AU$133 million contract extension to continue operating and managing the Australian marine complex-common user facility in Western Australia, with the new term commencing in July 2027.
Australian shares are poised to fall on Monday as oil prices jumped more than 2% after Israel ordered troops deeper into Lebanon, heightening Middle East supply risk and reducing expectations of a near-term easing in regional tensions.On May 29, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite each rose 0.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.7%.In the macroeconomy, Australia's manufacturing sector weakened in May as new orders fell sharply for a third consecutive month amid rising costs and ongoing supply-chain disruptions linked to the war in the Middle East, according to a survey by S&P Global published Monday.Australian card activity growth has slowed sharply in recent months, with non-fuel spending flattening and real consumer activity estimated to be contracting amid inflation and higher fuel costs, according to a Monday report by Westpac Banking (ASX:WBC, NZE:WBC).In corporate news, Lendlease Group (ASX:LLC) agreed to sell its development rights to the Milano Santa Giulia mixed-use development in Italy to an investment group sponsored by local developer Bizzi & Partners for about AU$250 million.Ventia Services Group (ASX:VNT, NZE:VNT) secured a five-year, AU$133 million contract extension to continue operating and managing the Australian marine complex-common user facility in Western Australia, with the new term commencing in July 2027.Australia's benchmark index rose 1.6% or 138.8 points to close at 8,731.70 on May 29.
Ventia Services Group (ASX:VNT, NZE:VNT) secured a five-year, AU$133 million contract extension to continue operating and managing the Australian marine complex-common user facility in Western Australia, with the new term commencing in July 2027, according to a Monday Australian bourse filing.The company will continue managing a key Western Australian Government facility that has grown into a national hub for shipbuilding and maritime sustainment, supporting major industry and Australia's sovereign defense capability, per the filing.The extension strengthens the company's role in delivering common-user infrastructure and aligns with state and federal defense and infrastructure priorities for the Henderson precinct, the filing added.
Ventia Services Group (ASX:VNT, NZE:VNT) said it secured a road maintenance and renewal services contract from the Far North District Council New Zealand worth about NZ$125 million over an initial five-year term, according to Thursday filings with the Australian and New Zealand bourses.Under the contract, which commences on July 1 and has extension options of three and two years, Ventia will provide road network maintenance services, including pavement, structures, vegetation, and roadside assets, for the southern road network, per the filing.
Here are the ASX-listed companies with the biggest gains on Tuesday.Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (ASX:FPH): +7%, AU$29.55NRW Holdings (ASX:NWH): +3%, AU$7.46Capstone Copper (ASX:CSC): +2%, AU$14.23Wesfarmers (ASX:WES): +2%, AU$77.31Ventia Services Group (ASX:VNT): +2%, AU$6.28Southern Cross Gold (ASX:SX2): +2%, AU$9.86Sims (ASX:SGM): +2%, AU$24.61Alcoa (ASX:AAI): +2%, AU$100.97Codan (ASX:CDA): +2%, AU$41.23Eagers Automotive (ASX:APE): +1%, AU$22.25
Ventia Services Group (ASX:VNT, NZE:VNT) said 1.8 million of its fully-paid ordinary shares were cancelled on April 24 pursuant to an on-market buyback, according to a Thursday Australian bourse filing.It paid a consideration of AU$10.2 million for the securities.Its shares rose 2% in recent trading on Thursday.
Ventia Services Group (ASX:VNT, NZE:VNT) has renewed its maintenance services contract with Yarra Valley Water, valued at AU$405 million over nine years, according to a Friday Australian bourse filing.The company said the contract consolidates existing service contracts, sewerage and water network reactive maintenance, and mechanical and electrical planned and reactive maintenance, with Ventia securing the South region under Yarra Valley Water's new two-partner delivery model.The new partnership arrangements will commence in October. Ventia continues to deliver sewage and network maintenance services for Yarra Valley Water since 2015, it added.The company's shares rose 2% in recent Friday trade.
Industrial services gained the most among New Zealand sectors on Tuesday, advancing nearly 1%.Ventia Services Group's (NZE:VNT, ASX:VNT) shares gained more than 1% in recent trade.Meanwhile, the health technology sector fell by almost 4%.Shares of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (NZE:FPH, ASX:FPH) were down 4% in recent trade.
New Zealand shares ended higher on Wednesday as all Asian indexes rose amid rising hopes of peace between the US and Iran.The S&P/NZX 50 Index rose 0.84% or 109.49 points to close at 13,145.19.US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would temporarily halt an operation escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz, citing "great progress" in talks toward a broad agreement with Iran, according to a Tuesday Reuters report.Asian indexes were also helped by Tuesday's higher Wall Street close, with the Nasdaq Composite rising 1%, the S&P 500 gaining 0.8%, and the Dow Jones adding 0.7%.In domestic news, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand expects New Zealand's economic recovery to be slower due to the Middle East conflict, which is reducing business profits as higher oil prices cause businesses to invest less and households to save more, according to the central bank's financial stability report.Further, New Zealand's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate fell to 5.3% in the March quarter from 5.4% in the December 2025 quarter, data from Stats NZ showed.Also, Data from New Zealand's labor market surveys is supportive of its forecast of a 0.8% rise in gross domestic product (GDP) for the March quarter, Westpac said.Finally, a total of 13,743 metric tonnes (MT) of products were sold during the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction held on Tuesday, with supply ranging from 13,068 to 17,289 MT, according to data from the trading platform.In corporate news, Infratil (ASX:IFT, NZE:IFT) said its CDC Data Centres business has signed a 30-year agreement with an unnamed US investment-grade client for 555 megawatts of capacity.Ventia Services Group (ASX:VNT, NZE:VNT) received notice that Macquarie Group (ASX:MQG) and its affiliates became a substantial holder of the company on April 30.
Ventia Services Group (ASX:VNT, NZE:VNT) received notice that Macquarie Group (ASX:MQG) and its affiliates became a substantial holder of the company on April 30, according to a Wednesday filing with the New Zealand bourse.Macquarie Group now owns 42.9 million shares in the company, representing a 5.23% voting power, the filing said.
Ventia Services Group (ASX:VNT, NZE:VNT) has been awarded new contracts by the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning to deliver road maintenance services across the Grampians and Eastern Metropolitan regions under the Victorian road maintenance contract model, according to a Tuesday filing with the Australian and New Zealand bourses.The contracts have an estimated combined value of about AU$340 million over a four-year base term, covering routine maintenance, planned maintenance programs, and minor capital works, subject to government budget approvals and road priorities, per the filing.The agreements also provide extension options of up to two additional years for Grampians and up to four additional years for Eastern Metropolitan, the filing said.The company will provide comprehensive road network services, including inspections, hazard and defect rectification, emergency response, and minor capital works across rural and metropolitan arterial roads, starting July 1, the filing added.The company's shares on the Australian and New Zealand exchanges rose by around 5% and 2%, respectively, in Tuesday's trade.
Industrial services gained the most among New Zealand sectors on Monday, advancing almost 2%.Ventia Services Group (NZE:VNT, ASX:VNT) gained nearly 2% in recent trade.Meanwhile, the consumer non-durables sector declined by almost 7%.a2 Milk Company (NZE:ATM, ASX:A2M) was down past 14% in recent trade.The company on Monday said it started a voluntary recall on May 1 of three batches of its a2 Platinum USA infant milk formula, following the detection of cereulide in product manufactured by Synlait Milk (NZE:SML, ASX:SM1).
Electronic technology shares gained the most on New Zealand's Exchange, rising past 2% by midday Tuesday.Shares of ikeGPS Group (NZE:IKE, ASX:IKE) rose almost 5% in recent trade.On the flip side, the industrial services sector struggled, shedding nearly 4%.Ventia Services Group (NZE:VNT, ASX:VNT) shares fell 6% in recent trade.
Industrial services gained the most among New Zealand sectors on Tuesday, advancing 2%.Ventia Services Group (NZE:VNT, ASX:VNT) gained 2% in recent trade.Meanwhile, non-energy minerals shares fell almost 2%.Fletcher Building (NZE:FBU, ASX:FBU) was down nearly 4% in recent trade.
Industrial services gained the most among New Zealand sectors on Thursday, advancing nearly 2%.Ventia Services Group (NZE:VNT, ASX:VNT) gained nearly 2% in recent trade.On the other hand, consumer durables shares dropped past 1%.KMD Brands (NZE:KMD, ASX:KMD) shares slid past 1% in recent trade
The consumer durables shares gained the most on New Zealand's Exchange, rising almost 2% on Wednesday.Shares of KMD Brands (NZE:KMD, ASX:KMD) rose nearly 2% in recent trade.On the flip side, the industrial services sector struggled, shedding nearly 2%.Ventia Services Group (NZE:VNT, ASX:VNT) shares fell almost 2% in recent trade.
Ventia Services Group (ASX:VNT, NZE:VNT) said Macquarie Group (ASX:MQG) and its controlled entities have ceased to be a substantial holder in the company on April 7, according to a Monday Australian bourse filing.The company's New Zealand and Australian shares fell 1% each in recent Monday trade.