Non-energy minerals stocks gained the most on New Zealand's Exchange, rising 2% at midday Friday.
Santana Minerals (NZE:SMI, ASX:SMI) saw the sharpest increase in the sector, gaining more than 10% in recent trade.
Meanwhile, the consumer non-durables sector declined by more than 1%.
a2 Milk Company (NZE:ATM, ASX:A2M) was down nearly 3% in recent trade.
Technology company String Metaverse's (BOM:534535) chairman, Ghanshyam Dass, resigned from the board of directors, with effect from May 28, according to a filing to the BSE on Friday.Dass cited personal reasons for his resignation.
Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology's (HKG:3388) shares opened 80.2% above their initial public offering price in a stellar Hong Kong debut on Friday morning.The China-based 3D printing products provider opened at HK$33.88 per share, well above the offer price of HK$18.80.
4DMedical (ASX:4DX) struck a three-year commercial deal with US medical imaging provider SimonMed Imaging covering the use of its advanced quantitative cardiopulmonary analysis technology, according to a Friday filing with the Australian bourse.SimonMed will deploy 4DMedical's CT:VQ and LDAf technology to support clinical decision making for pulmonary assessment at pricing that is based on 4DMedical's per-scan rates, per the filing."While the agreement is not immediately financially material, the deployment with SimonMed represents a clear commercial win for 4DMedical, and a material long-term opportunity," the company said.The deal with SimonMed, which operates more than 170 outpatient imaging centers in the US, represents CT:VQ's entry into the country's outpatient market.4DMedical shares surged 11% in recent Friday trade.