It has been recently revealed that the Exchange operator NYSE is of the view that it is going good with its policies for the year 2012 and despite the recent 19% fall it witnessed in the fourth quarter, its major plans are going as per schedule and there is no reason to worry.

The debt crisis of the Eurozone seems to have taken on the economy of the entire word and there are upheavals seen in many places of the world because of the same. In a recent report it has been revealed that the stocks in the New Zealand markets have seen a downturn in the recent times.

Various European countries have forbidden short-selling of stocks so as to balance the instability at the index. The step taken by the European countries is expected to influence the practice of short-selling of stocks in the market of the US.

It appears the staggering fall of markets, including Australia, the US, and the Asia Pacific region, to a four-month low yesterday, thrashed investor’s confidence to a significant low.

The stocks in New Zealand declined for the first time in five sessions. The main reason behind the decline was fall in the energy exploration and production company, New Zealand Oil & Gas. The offshore Taranaki oil and gas field dropped between 18% and 22%.

Shares in HTC Corp. slipped by around 6.5 per cent on Monday in Taipei trading as the Asia’s second-biggest smartphone maker is trying to limit the decline with measures like share buy back.

As of 9:43 a. m. local time, shares in HTC dropped to NT$870. Late last week, HTC stock declined to a six-month low of NT$848-a-share, the lowest since January 14. The Taiex index suffered a loss of 0.8 per cent.