Heartland was one of the day’s rare gainers.
After four attempts, the companies have walked away from merger talks after failing to agree on price.
The benchmark edged higher in the shortened week ahead of the Waitangi Day holiday.
Treaty settlement issues loom large in Fast Track panel process.
NZX-listed refrigeration hardware and software provider aspires to triple revenue by 2030.
Gentrack, Vista and Serko joined the global tech rout.
Analysts say cost reduction is heading in the right direction.
The retail group is expected to save about $3m to $4m on labour in FY26, but redundancy costs will tally $6m.
Milk processor looks forward to completion of $307m asset sale amid ongoing fallout from 'manufacturing challenges'.
Increased holding and share price spike follows nine-month bidding stand-down for Singaporean majority holder CDL.