Westpac shares had their worst day since June, and Telstra unveiled a complicated set of numbers.

Bonus pools for Wall Street players this year may not shrink as much as earlier forecast.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand cut rates a quarter point to 2 per cent because of uncertain global growth.

Shares in Computershare surged as investors drew comfort from optimism of a growth strategy emerging despite concerns that new technologies may undermine parts of the operations.

Oil declined after a report showed US crude inventories increased on weakening demand from refineries.

A year that's brought little but pain for bearish traders is getting worse.