6.00pm
The New Zealand dollar tiptoed lower against its United States counterpart today as investors turned attentions to Athens and the Olympic Games.
At 5pm, the kiwi was at US66.35c (from US66.43c at the same time yesterday), having ranged between US66.32c and US66.45c.
The Australian dollar was at US71.45c (US71.56c).
An ANZ Bank broker said the kiwi had meandered through a very quiet local session.
It was unlikely to break out of its ranges overnight.
"It's a pretty light week in terms of data... there are other things happening in the world, notably the Olympics," the broker said.
He said the kiwi was supported at US66.20c, while it ran into resistance at US66.50c.
Meanwhile, the euro was at US$1.2450 (US$1.2348) and the greenback was fetching 109.57 yen (110.02 yen).
The kiwi was buying A92.86c (A92.84c), and the broker commented that the "kiwi-aussie seems content to remain at the top end of its range."
On its other crosses, the kiwi was buying 0.5375 euro (0.5379), 36.37 British pence (36.32), 72.70 yen (73.08) and 0.8259 Swiss francs (0.8265).
The monetary conditions index was at plus 752 (759), while the trade weighted index was at 67.05 (67.17).
On the money and debt markets, 90-day bank bill yields were unchanged at 6.48 per cent, February 2006 bonds were at 6.17 per cent (6.15), July 2009s were at 6.18 per cent (6.16), and April 2013s were at 6.22 per cent (6.20).
- NZPA
<i>Currency:</i> NZ dollar slips in quiet day's trade
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