Wellington, Oct 19 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar today reversed much of its earlier recovery from a nearly one-week low, although it briefly spiked higher after the Reserve Bank of Australia said its recent decision to leave rates steady was finely balanced.

Wellington, Oct 8 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar consolidated around US75c today as investors took profits in the US dollar market ahead of a US payrolls report tonight.

Wellington, Oct 7 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar fell sharply against the Australian dollar today on news that the strong Australian jobs market again exceeded expectations, making a rate rise there more likely.

Wellington, Oct 6 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar spent most of today regrouping at slightly lower levels after rising to within a whisker of US75c as a surprise easing by the Bank of Japan rekindled risk appetite and prompted buying of currencies and assets with higher returns.

Wellington, Oct 6 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar surged against the greenback to within a whisker of US75c as a surprise easing by the Bank of Japan rekindled risk appetite and prompted buying of currencies and assets with higher returns.

Wellington, Oct 5 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket ended the session on a negative note, with very few top-50 stocks bucking the downward trend. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed down 10.6 points, or 0.3 percent, at 3218.3, following yesterday's nearly 16-point gain.

Wellington, Oct 5 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar failed to make ground against the US dollar today, but leapt against the Australian dollar near the end of the session after the Reserve Bank of Australia unexpectedly kept interest rates on hold.

Wellington, Oct 5 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar slipped against the US dollar but remained above US74c for most of the overnight session, while chalking up a small gain against a weakening euro.

Wellington, Oct 4 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar held on to most of its gains against the greenback, after spiking to a 10-month high around US74.60c early on Saturday.

Wellington, Oct 4 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket rose slightly in opening trade on Monday after Wall Street posted gains on Friday even though doubts remain about the strength of the US recovery.