Distribution services shares gained the most on New Zealand's Exchange, rising 2% by midday Friday.
Shares of Vulcan Steel (NZE:VSL, ASX:VSL) rose past 2% in recent trade.
Meanwhile, the finance sector fell more than 2%.
Westpac Banking (NZE:WBC, ASX:WBC) was down past 2% in recent trade.
The bank on Friday said it intends to voluntarily deregister from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as early as May to terminate its US SEC reporting obligations.