There were 48 rises and 56 falls among the 148 stocks traded.
ABN Amro broker Matt Willis said there had been a lack of activity on the market.
Market leader Telecom was down two cents at 5.89 dollars after it reported a net profit of 199 million dollars for the first quarter to September on Friday.
Fletcher building was steady on 7.78 dollars, Fisher and Paykel Healthcare was up four cents at 3.76 while Fisher and Paykel Appliances rose one cent to 3.25.
Hellaby rose three cents to 4.78 dollars, Auckland International Airport rose a cent to 1.97 and Tenon was also up a cent at 3.61. Shares in discount retailer The Warehouse yo-yoed after it reported flat first quarter sales.
Shares in the company were initially down two percent but recovered to close up three cents at 4.11 dollars.
The group said overall sales were up 0.5 percent for the quarter, with a rise in New Zealand offset by continued weakness in Australia.
Willis said sales had been a little bit lower than anticipated at the company but the feeling in the market was that the new strategies the company was implementing would help results. Carter Holt Harvey was flat at 2.51 dollars, while Contact Energy fell 16 cents to 6.74 and Air New Zealand dipped one cent to 1.14.