MT Newswires -ShutterstockNew Zealand shares ended lower on Wednesday while Asian markets moved mostly upwards, helped by a rally in tech stocks. The S&P/NZX 50 Index fell 0.89%% or 123 points to close at 13,737.66. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 and Dow Jones fell 0.3% while the Nasdaq lost 0.6%. In corporate news, Scott Technology (NZE:SCT) expects to post a record financial result for fiscal 2026, forecasting revenue of NZ$290 million to NZ$296 million and operating earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of NZ$34 million to NZ$36 million, up from NZ$275 million and NZ$31.5 million, respectively. Napier Port Holdings (NZE:NPH) logged NZ$0.15 in earnings per share for the nine months ended June 30, compared with NZ$0.14 a year ago.