The local benchmark was weighed down by trade-exposed firms on Friday.
Mercury NZ and NZME’s results found favour with investors.
Viticulture and arable cropping the only clouds on the horizon as half-year profit is up 8%.
The media company signed a memorandum of understanding last year with ASX-listed Gumtree to investigate launching a new vehicles marketplace.
Dedicated industrial and logistics investor has 11 Auckland projects in play and a pipeline of investments at about $325m.
Investment in renewable generation a continuing theme in gentailer results.
Tourism Holdings surged on a rosier outlook.
The $1.55 a share offer from US-based Bourns Inc is at the lower end of the $1.46 to $1.94 independent valuation range.
A note to the stock market this afternoon shows the Skellerup director and former CEO sold half of his shares last week for $9.9 million.
CEO Karl Gradon says the unnamed offshore investor has been very successful in the health and wellness industry.
