NZ dollar gains as traders push down greenback on return from holidays

NZ dollar gains as traders push down greenback on return from holidays
By Tina Morrison July 8 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar advanced on a weaker greenback as sentiment waned after US traders returned to work following the Independence Day holiday on Friday. The kiwi rose to 87.58 US cents at 8am in Wellington from 87.19 cents yesterday. The trade-weighted index gained to 81.49 from 81.21 yesterday. In late afternoon trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.37 percent, the Standard & Poor’s 500 index shed 0.42 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite Index slumped 0.72 percent. Bo...