To the markets where the NZX50 is down nine points to 3102.

AMP down 9c to $7.86, ANZ down 8c to $28.12, Air New Zealand down 2c to $1.32, Auckland Intl Airport down 3c to $1.81, Goodman Fielder down 2c to $2.00, Guinness Peat Group down 2c to 82c, NZ Refining down 8c to $3.42, Ryman Healthcare down 5c to $1.97, Vector Ltd Ordinary down 2c to $1.92 and Westpac Banking down 30c to $32.20.

Cavotec up 20c to $2.55, Fletcher Building up 4c to $8.00, GuocoLeisure up 5c to 65c, Nuplex Industries up 7c to $3.30, Rakon up 8c to 99c, SKYTV up 4c to $4.71, Telstra up 3c to $4.00 and Templeton up 11c to $11.46.

The dollar is buying 70.09 US cents, 78.16 Australian cents, 51.63 Euro cents, 63.74 yen and 44.73 pence.

The 90 day bank rate is 2.73 percent and the TWI is 65.00.