The Australian and New Zealand dollars slipped for a fourth straight session on Thursday and risked further losses as upbeat US economic data lifted the US currency across the board. The Aussie dollar slipped to a two-week low of$0.9945, shedding 2.5 percent since New Year's eve when it struck a 28-year high at $1.0325.
The currency is on its way to test $0.9920 where a break could see a retracement all the way to the December 16 trough of around $0.9830. Resistance is seen at $1.0020 and $1.0076, the hourly high on January 5.
The high yielding Australian dollar was also initially hurt by a pullback in commodities prices early in the week, but most had steadied by Thursday. The CRB commodities index had edged back up on the upbeat US labour data. The NZ dollar slipped to $0.7572, from $0.7599 in early trade and a high of $0.7800 this week as investors took profits on positions built up over December.