The Australian and New Zealand dollars came under a bit of pressure on Wednesday as weaker equities and a greater reluctance to take risk prompted investors to book profits on some of the hefty gains made last month. The Aussie drifted to a one-week low of $1.0789, down 2 percent from a 29-year peak of $1.1012 set on Monday, before recovering some ground to last stand at $1.0827.
The euro hit a two-week high of A$1.3694 and a one-month peak of NZ$1.8664. The kiwi fell 0.5 percent on the day against the US dollar to $0.7940, off a three-year high of $0.8122 on Monday. The kiwi slide stopped after finding buyer support from local exporters at abbout $0.7925, Kelleher said.