Wellington, Nov 14 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar surged higher today along with battered global equity markets but moves in offshore markets will continue to dictate direction. The NZ dollar tested multi-year lows on Thursday night, moving in a band between US56.30c and US55.10c.

Wellington, Oct 13 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar rose in morning trading but it wasn't sustained and the currency drifted lower again. The NZ dollar was at US59.80c at 5pm from US60.19c at 8am and US59.30c at 5pm on Friday. Last Monday morning it was buying US66c.

Wellington, Aug 15 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar fell below the US70c level again today and the big picture of a currency in decline remains unaltered. By 5pm the kiwi was buying US69.75c, down from US69.95c at the same time yesterday, having been up to near US70.60c during the night.