Currencies
The Opening Bell: Where currencies start for Thursday, January 23, 2014
23rd Jan 14, 9:16am
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The NZD/USD opens at 0.8300 having seen a high of around 0.8340 last night.
The AUD strengthened yesterday after a higher than expected CPI number - NZDAUD back below 0.9400 for the time being..
The GBP strengthened after better employment figures, and a narrower budget deficit - NZDGBP retesting 0.5000.
Stock markets currently: Dow Jones -0.18%, S&P +0.04%, FTSE -0.12%.
The NZD opens the crosses - 0.9385 AUD, 0.6130 EUR, 0.5010 GBP, 86.70 JPY, 0.9190 CAD.
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Dan Bell is the senior currency strategist at HiFX in Auckland. You can contact him here »
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