New Zealand shares rose, paced by companies that didn't disappoint on earnings, including jeweller Michael Hill International and gold miner OceanaGold.
Heartland New Zealand weakened after its results.
The NZX 50 Index rose 2.55 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 3289. Within the index, 20 stocks fell, 16 rose and 14 were unchanged. Turnover was $73 million.
Michael Hill rose 3.4 per cent to 92 cents, adding to its 2.3 per cent on Thursday when the retailer posted an 11.5 per cent increase in first-half sales as improved returns in New Zealand, Canada and the US made up for shrinking margins in Australia.
OceanaGold, which operates the Macraes gold field, rose 2.8 per cent to $2.98.
The gold miner reported record annual sales as the company benefited from peaking world gold prices during the year.
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation increased 17 per cent to $163.9 million for the year ended December 31.
"The next trade will be higher," said Grant Williamson, a director at Hamilton Hindin Greene.
"It was pretty much in line with what the market was expecting so no real reaction.
Cavalier was unchanged at $1.98. The stock has fallen from more than $2.30 before last week's initial announcement from New Zealand's only listed carpet maker of a 58 per cent slump in first-half earnings.
The decline largely reflected "very difficult and challenging" conditions in Australia and New Zealand.
Mr Williamson said the earnings season has been "as expected, a real mixed bag".
With stocks that have been punished "we are getting the bargain hunters coming back in."
Goodman Fielder rose 4.9 per cent to 64 cents, clawing back much of Thursday's 6.2 per cent decline following its 77 per cent slump in first-half profit.
Fletcher Building, the biggest company on the exchange, fell 0.9 per cent to $6.43.
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