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The New Zealand dollar slipped against the greenback during the day, giving up some of its overnight gains as the United States currency inched up against the euro.
After slipping below US58.20c last night, the kiwi topped US59.65c in late morning trade but then fell away to be at US59.19c by 5pm.
The US currency held steady against the yen, though it was capped by caution ahead of US employment data that is expected to be bleak.
Traders said the euro looked shaky as a rate cut by the Bank of England likely added pressure on the European Central Bank to follow suit at a policy meeting next week.
The NZ dollar traded in a range between about 0.4350 and 0.4320 euro during the day, ending the local session at 0.4336, little changed from its 8am level.
The kiwi edged down against the yen to 54.02 by 5pm from 54.14 at 8am, while it also eased during the day against the Australian dollar to be buying A83.67c by the local close from A83.78c.
The trade weighted index was 57.72 at 5pm from 57.78 at the local open.
Currency rates:
5pm today 5pm yesterday
NZ dlr/US dlr US59.19c US58.53c
NZ dlr/Aust dlr A83.67c A83.00c
NZ dlr/euro 0.4336 0.4307
NZ dlr/yen 54.02 54.29
NZ dlr/stg 38.98p 38.90p
NZ TWI 57.72 57.37
Aust dlr/US dlr US70.73c US70.53c
Euro/US dlr 1.3649 1.3595
US dlr/yen 91.29 92.75
- NZPA
