The Australian and New Zealand dollars nudged lower against major currencies on Wednesday as relief at the long-awaited debt deal for Greece turned to anxiety about how it would be implemented, prompting profit-taking on recent gains. The Australian dollar slipped for a third straight session to $1.0650, from $1.0686 in New York, though that was up from an early three-week trough of $1.0610.
The Aussie is still up 4.3 percent this year and rose to $1.0845 earlier this month, its highest since August. The New Zealand dollar was little changed on the day at $0.8330, hazing backed away from a peak of $0.8429 hit on Monday, its strongest since early September. It fell as low as $0.8306 as investors booked profits from its latest rally, but further losses were stemmed due to technical support around that level, the 21-day moving average.