Industrial services stocks advanced nearly 1% at midday Monday.
Shares of Ventia Services Group (NZE:VNT, ASX:VNT) rose nearly 1% in recent trade.
Meanwhile, the non-energy minerals sector fell 2%.
Fletcher Building (NZE:FBU, ASX:FBU) recently agreed to sell its construction division to French company Vinci Construction for an initial amount of NZ$315.6 million, with the transaction value rising to NZ$334.1 million, subject to the outcome of key contracts under negotiation.