Non-energy minerals shares gained the most on New Zealand's Exchange, rising nearly 3% on Friday.
Shares of Manuka Resources (NZE:MKR, ASX:MKR) were up almost 7% in recent trade.
Meanwhile, the health technology sector fell 3%.
Shares of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (NZE:FPH, ASX:FPH) were down nearly 5% in recent trade.
Hon Hai Precision Industry (TPE:2317), also known as Foxconn, reported a 19% annual growth in net profit for the first quarter to NT$49.9 billion, supported by strong demand for artificial intelligence products, according to a Thursday press release.Shares gained over 2% in Friday's late morning trade.Earnings per share rose to NT$3.56 from NT$3.03 a year earlier.The Taiwanese electronics manufacturer's operating profit surged 63% year-on-year to NT$75.6 billion, while revenue climbed 29% to a record NT$2.12 trillion.Gross profit margin improved to 6.18% from 6.11% a year ago, while operating profit margin rose to 3.57% from 2.83%.Foxconn said its cloud and networking business, driven by AI server demand, now contributes nearly half of total revenue, helping reduce the seasonal impact typically seen in the ICT sector.The company expects strong AI demand to continue lifting second-quarter performance, forecasting significant quarter-on-quarter growth and strong year-on-year expansion despite the industry's traditional slow season.Foxconn maintained its full-year outlook for strong growth and said capital expenditure is expected to rise more than 30% this year as it expands manufacturing capacity, automation and AI-related investments.
Metaspacex (HKG:1796) said a proposed sale of a controlling stake by China Sports Asset Management to Shenzhen Haoyi Investment was terminated after certain conditions were unlikely to be fulfilled before the June 30 long-stop date, according to a Thursday Hong Kong bourse filing.Shares of the fitting-out services firm were up over 12% in late morning trade on Friday.China Sports had agreed to sell 255.9 million shares to Shenzhen Haoyi for HK$64 million under an agreement signed April 14.The proposed sale followed the disposal of 102.3 million Metaspacex shares held by China Sports by lender Tse's Finance between April 2 and April 9 under a lending arrangement.Metaspacex said completion required China Sports to repay liabilities owed to Tse's Finance and release the charges over the sale shares.The company said Shenzhen Haoyi informed China Sports that the condition was unlikely to be fulfilled and would not be waived, leading both parties to terminate the agreement.
Youngone Holdings (KRX:009970) announced on Friday that it will retire 545,420 treasury shares, valued at 111.81 billion won.The shares will be retired on May 20 at a par value of 500 won apiece, according to a Friday filing from the apparel manufacturer on the Korea Exchange.