NZ dollar buoyed by raft of positive news

NZ dollar buoyed by raft of positive news
Jenny Ruth
The New Zealand dollar rode higher on a raft of positive news, including declining domestic covid-19 infections, better than expected Chinese trade data and comments by Finance Minister Grant Robertson on his government's support for business. The kiwi was trading at 61.20 US cents at 5pm in Wellington compared with 60.78 cents in New York last week and 60.14 cents at 5pm locally on Thursday heading into the Easter break. The trade-weighted index was at 69.22 from 68.71. New Zealand's death toll from the virus rose by four to nine toda...

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