The New Zealand dollar turned in solid performances against its Australian and United States counterparts, with further upwards moves likely.
At 5pm, the kiwi was at US70.52c (from US70.28c at 5pm yesterday), having ranged between US70.40c and US70.60c today.
Against the aussie, the kiwi was at A92.95c (A92.29c), having traded between A92.75c and A93.05c.
A currency spokesman for National Bank said the kiwi had seen solid trade in today's session.
"There's been some good buying of kiwi against the aussie today," the spokesman told NZPA.
"I think we'll see the kiwi-aussie push up towards A93.25c over the weekend." The kiwi was likely to breach the US71c mark in coming sessions.
Meanwhile, the greenback has rallied against most major currencies, but the kiwi has been supported by a string of positive economic news and speculation surrounding next week's official cash rate call.
Reserve Bank of New Zealand governor Alan Bollard is widely expected to issue a hawkish accompanying statement.
The New Zealand dollar trade-weighted index was at 68.94 (68.48) and the monetary conditions index was at plus 925 (890).
On its crosses, the kiwi was fetching 0.5444 euro (0.5402), 37.73 British pence (37.53), 72.98 yen (72.06) and 0.8412 Swiss francs (0.8330).
Meanwhile, the US dollar was at 103.49 yen (102.55), and the euro was at $US1.2953 ($US1.3011).
On the money markets, 90-day bank bill yields were at 6.81 percent (6.80), November 2006 bond yields were at 6.31 percent (6.28), July 2009s were at 6.06 percent (6.03), and April 2015s were at 5.99 percent (5.95).
- NZPA
<EM>Currency:</EM> Kiwi turns in solid performances against USD, AUD
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