New Zealand shares were mixed as trading picked up, with A2 Milk Co and Mercury Energy gaining while Metro Performance Glass fell

Livestock Improvement Corp posted a 22 percent slide in first-half profit as the farmer-owned herd genetics cooperative ramped up spending to overhaul its business, which it says is vulnerable to the same disruption other industries face

The New Zealand dollar gained as investors welcomed an agreement on the regional Asia-Pacific trade and investment pact, while growing US protectionism weighed on the greenback

Farm sales fell 21 percent in the December quarter from a year earlier, although prices held up as increasingly expensive horticulture properties offset cheaper dairy farms, according to the Real Estate Institute

Volpara Health Technologies, the Kiwi digital health firm listed on the ASX, reported record quarterly sales in the third quarter and is still on track to exceed its annual recurring revenue growth target for the year

Crop protection specialist Nufarm (ASX: NUF) delivered a more than 300% increase in statutory net profit for the 2017 fiscal year

Farm sales fell 21 percent in the December quarter from a year earlier, although prices held up as increasingly expensive horticulture properties offset cheaper dairy farms, according to the Real Estate Institute