NZ dollar falls below 67 US cents as markets await US jobs data

NZ dollar falls below 67 US cents as markets await US jobs data
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard July 5 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar fell back below 67 US cents in holiday-affected trading ahead of US jobs data later in the global trading day.  The kiwi was trading at 66.84 US cents at 7:55am in Wellington versus 67.05 US cents at 5pm yesterday. The trade-weighted index was at 72.96 from 73.16 US markets were closed for the July 4 Independence Day holiday and markets were "subdued," ANZ  Bank FX/rates strategist Sandeep Parekh said.  "Participants remain firmly focused on the upcoming US non-farm pa...

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