New Zealand shares fell on Friday as most Asian indexes fell, tracking losses from Wall Street.

The S&P/NZX 50 Index fell 0.33% or 42.47 points to close at 12,844.63.

The Dow Jones settled 0.5% lower on Thursday, and the S&P 500 ended down 0.1%. The Nasdaq Composite managed to close 0.4% higher

The US on Thursday promised to amend a presidential executive order to remove overlapping tariffs on Japanese goods, Tokyo's trade negotiator said, as reported by Reuters.

In domestic news, New Zealand spending using ANZ-issued cards rose 0.5% in July on a seasonally adjusted, three-month average terms, and was up 2.6% compared with the same period last year, according to ANZ data released Friday.

In corporate news, Air New Zealand's (ASX:AIZ, NZE:AIR) group capacity fell 0.7% year on year in June, according to a Friday filing with the Australian and New Zealand bourses.

Infratil (ASX:IFT, NZE:IFT) and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super) agreed to sell their 100% stake in RetireAustralia to Invesco Real Estate for AU$845 million, according to a Friday filing with the New Zealand and Australian bourses.