5.00pm
The New Zealand dollar turned in a quiet performance today as investors braced themselves for key economic data out of the United States.
At 5pm, the kiwi was at US65.32c (from US65.37c), having ranged between US65.22c and US65.45c.
The Australian dollar was at US71.56c (US71.62c).
Westpac currency strategist Johnathan Bayley said there was little movement on the kiwi's crosses today.
"It's been reasonably tame," he told NZPA.
"There was a little bit of excitement in the local market this morning with the labour data out."
Statistics New Zealand said the booming construction sector drove the unemployment rate to a 17-year low of 4.0 per cent in the June quarter.
New Zealand now has the second lowest unemployment rate in the developed world.
Meanwhile, the US Federal Reserve Bank is expected to increase interest rates tomorrow morning NZT, but Friday's weaker job numbers meant the US dollar would probably continue to trade heavily.
The euro was buying US$1.2271 (US$1.2288), while the greenback was fetching 110.55 yen (110.21).
On the crosses, the kiwi was buying A91.28c (A91.31c), 0.5323 euro (0.5323), 35.47 British pence (35.47), 72.21 yen (72.03), and 0.8187 Swiss francs (0.8182).
The trade weighted index (TWI) was at 66.16 (66.14), while the monetary conditions index was at plus 680 (676).
On the money and debt markets, 90-day bank bill yields were at 6.44 per cent (6.42), February 2006 bonds were at 6.14 per cent (6.10), July 2009s were at 6.15 per cent (6.12), and April 2013s were at 6.16 per cent (6.13).
- NZPA
<i>Currency:</i> NZD turns in quiet performance ahead of US data
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