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The New Zealand dollar headed back down towards US76c yesterday after consolidating for most of the day.
The kiwi hit a six-week low against the greenback around US75.35c about 6pm on Wednesday, before bouncing back overnight as currency investors took their cue from recovering sharemarkets.
By the local close, it was back to US76.23c, about half a US cent from its session high. The kiwi dollar was at a seven-week low against the Australian dollar around A89c before picking up to close at A89.45c. The trade weighted index was 73.17.