NZ dollar rises on positive sentiment ahead of key US jobs data

NZ dollar rises on positive sentiment ahead of key US jobs data
Jenny Ruth
The New Zealand dollar continued to rise as sentiment towards riskier assets, particularly US equities, remained positive and on greenback weakness ahead of US jobs data. The kiwi was trading at 64.93 US cents at 5pm in Wellington from 64.42 cents at the same time yesterday while the trade-weighted index was at 71.85 from 71.41. The US non-farm payrolls data for June will be released in the early hours of Friday, NZ time. They're being released a day earlier than usual because the July 4 Independence Day holiday falls on Saturday so the U...

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