The NZX 50 fell 6 points to close at 3578 on turnover of $96 million while the Australian 200 closed down 31 points to 4277.
The New Zealand dollar was trading at 80.88 US cents, 76.92 Australian cents, 51.76 pence, 63.54 Yen and 0.6582 euro, while the Trade Weighted Index stood at 72.88.
Fletcher Building was down 8 cents to $6.40, Telecom up 3 cents to $2.69, Chorus down 3 cents at $3.11 and Contact Energy up 3 cents at $4.83
Sky City Entertainment was down 7 cents at $3.61, Sky Network Television down 1 cent at $5.14, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare was unchanged at $1.92 and the Warehouse was up 1 cent to $2.67.
Mainfreight was up 11 cents to $9.31, Hallenstein Glasson up 5 cents to $4.31, Kathmandu up 3 cents to $1.76, Hellaby Holdings up 3 cents to $2.98 and Xero up 1 cent to $5.21.
Wakefield Health was down 5 cents to $5.65, Ryman Healthcare down 4 cents to $3.55 and Diligent down 4 cents to $3.86.
