To the markets where the NZX 50 is up eight points to 3223.

AMP up 13c to $7.95, APN News & Media up 8c to $3.23, Air New Zealand up 2c to $1.33, Auckland Intl Airport up 2c to $1.94, Contact Energy up 3c to $6.11, Kiwi Income Property up 1c to $1.02, Rubicon up 5c to $1.00 and Sky City Entertainment up 3c to $3.32.

ANZ Banking Group down 18c to $31.02, Goodman Fielder down 2c to $2.03, GuocoLeisure down 1c to 62c, Infratil down 2c to $1.66, SKYTV down 4c to $5.04, Telecom down 1c to $2.24, Telstra Corp down 4c to $3.80, TrustPower down 3c to $7.24, Vector down 1c to $2.06 and Westpac down 20c to $34.80.

The dollar is buying 69.92 US cents, 76.77 Australian cents, 51.12 euro cents, 63.22 yen and 46.08 pence.

The 90 day bank rate is 2.70 percent and the TWI is at 64.60.