RESEND: NZ dollar falls below 50 British pence as polls favour Scotland staying in UK

RESEND: NZ dollar falls below 50 British pence as polls favour Scotland staying in UK
(Fixes typo in fourth graph) By Tina Morrison Sept. 15 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar fell below the key 50 British pence level as weekend polls favouring Scotland remaining in the UK ahead of this week's vote strengthened the pound. The kiwi touched a six-week low of 49.94 British pence this morning, and was trading at 50.13 pence at 8am in Wellington, from 50.30 pence at 5pm on Friday. The local currency was at 81.58 US cents from 81.51 cents at the New York close and 81.69 cents on Friday ahead of the Federal Reserve meetin...