周五上午，新西兰元50指数下跌33点，跌幅0.3%，至12176点，标志着在华尔街周四因担心美国政府可能停摆而暴跌后，该指数连续第四个交易日下跌。与此同时，特朗普总统威胁要对法国和欧盟的葡萄酒、香槟和其他酒精饮料征收200%的关税，以回应欧盟计划征收的威士忌税，这是欧盟对美国钢铁和铝关税的报复措施的一部分。市场触及六个多月来的最低水平，连续第四周下跌，迄今为止下跌1.8%，受新数据显示新西兰2月份年度食品通胀率达到2.4%的13个月高点拖累。投资者在下周公布关键国内数据之前仍处于紧张状态，包括第四季度GDP和2月份贸易数据。尽管如此，2月份强劲的工厂活动限制了进一步的损失，这是2年半以来增长最快的。早期主要下跌股包括奥克兰国际公司（-2.4%）、纳皮尔港Hlds。（-1.9%）和马纳瓦能源（-1.6%）。

The NZX 50 fell 33 points or 0.3% to 12,176 on Friday morning, marking its fourth straight session of losses after Wall Street tumbled Thursday amid worries over a potential U.S. government shutdown. Meanwhile, President Trump threatened 200% tariffs on wine, champagne, and other alcoholic beverages from France and the EU in response to the bloc's planned whiskey levies, part of EU retaliations for U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum. Markets hit their lowest level in over six months, heading for the fourth consecutive weekly falls, down 1.8% so far, dragged by fresh data showing New Zealand’s annual food inflation notched a 13-month high of 2.4% in February. Investors remained on edge ahead of key domestic data next week, including Q4 GDP and February trade figures. Still, further losses were capped by strong factory activity in February, which grew the most in 2-1/2 years.Major early decliners included Auckland Intl. (-2.4%), Napier Port Hlds. (-1.9%), and Manawa Energy (-1.6%).