The New Zealand dollar ended the week slightly above 40USc, but there was very little interest in the southern hemisphere currencies.
The kiwi closed at 40.03c, up from its opening price of 39.87c.
One trader said that as long as the US presidential elections ground onwards without a result, offshore traders would keep their eyes firmly on the greenback.
He said it had been a very quiet day for the kiwi. "Everything's pretty much sidelined watching the US elections.
"The market's still a little bit divided on what the outcome's going to be. Kiwi's looking pretty well bid here towards the end of the week - I would say if anything it looks like we may drift a little bit higher [early next week].
"The market seems to think if Bush gets elected president, they seem prepared to buy some US dollars on that so that may hurt aussie and kiwi a bit.
"If nothing's resolved it looks like on balance the kiwi might drift higher."
ANZ's jobs advertisement survey out yesterday showing a 1 per cent increase in October was good news for the kiwi but not a major statistic, another dealer said.
The euro rallied very strongly yesterday morning after the Gore campaign confirmed that they would challenge the Florida vote.
Overnight Thursday, the euro had been driven by European Central Bank intervention - for the third time this week - and moved up to 86.10USc. It was trading at 86.59c at 5pm yesterday New Zealand time.
Across the Tasman, the Australian dollar was trading at 52.70USc, up from Thursday's close of 52.25c.
- NZPA
<i>Currency:</i> Kiwi ends week above 40USc
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