NZ sharemarket steadies after sharp opening fall amid global AI sell-off – Market close

New Zealand Herald · Graham Skellern · 2026-11-06 05:40 UTC

The NZX 50 fell 0.66% but ended the week up 1.48%.

This followed the best trading day in 18 months after the Democrats swept to take control of the US Congress.

Across the Tasman, the S&P/ASX 200 Index was down 0.69% to 9,002.5 points at 5.45pm NZ time.

The Japanese Nikkei 225 fell 5.94%; the South Korean Kospi was down 5.71%, and the Hong Kong Hang Seng fell 1.06%.