Producer manufacturing shares gained the most on New Zealand's Exchange, rising nearly 2% by midday Friday.
Skellerup Holdings (NZE:SKL) shares rose past 2% in recent trade.
The company reported Thursday fiscal first-half earnings of NZ$0.1464 per share, up from NZ$0.123 a year earlier.
Meanwhile, the technology services sector shares fell almost 2%.
Shares of Gentrack Group (NZE:GTK, ASX:GTK) fell nearly 6% in recent trade.