NZ dollar slips back below 66 US cents

THE kiwi dollar is almost unchanged over 24 hours after rising to a recent high above 66 US cents in early local tradiing.

THE New Zealand dollar has slipped back from a six-and-a-half week high above 6 cents.

THE kiwi traded at 65.87 US cents at 5pm in Wellington from 66.05 cents at 8am and almost unchanged from 65.88 cents on Wednesday.