Investing.com - The New Zealand dollar fell against its U.S. counterpart on Monday, as risk sentiment weakened amid renewed concerns over a global economic slowdown, following the release of disappointing GDP data from Japan.
NZD/USD hit 0.8099 during late Asian trade, the daily low; the pair subsequently consolidated at 0.8105, shedding 0.33%.
The pair was likely to find support at 0.8066, the low of August 1 and resistance at 0.8159, the low of August 9.
Risk sentiment weakened after official data showed earlier that Japan’s economy grew 0.3% in the three months to June, just half as much as expectations for a 0.6% expansion, from an upwardly revised 1.2% in the first quarter as export demand was hit by the euro zone debt crisis.
The report came after data on Friday showed that Chinese exports grew just 1.0% on the year in July, down from the 11.3% gain seen in June, while imports rose 4.7% year-over-year, down from 6.3% in June.
Meanwhile, sentiment remained mildly supported by hopes the European Central Bank will soon take action to ease the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis.
Elsewhere, the kiwi was steady against the Australian dollar with AUD/NZD inching up 0.05%, to hit 1.3013.
Neither the euro zone or the U.S. were scheduled to release any significant economic data on Monday, so investors were looking ahead to U.S. data on retail sales and inflation later in the week.
NZD/USD hit 0.8099 during late Asian trade, the daily low; the pair subsequently consolidated at 0.8105, shedding 0.33%.
The pair was likely to find support at 0.8066, the low of August 1 and resistance at 0.8159, the low of August 9.
Risk sentiment weakened after official data showed earlier that Japan’s economy grew 0.3% in the three months to June, just half as much as expectations for a 0.6% expansion, from an upwardly revised 1.2% in the first quarter as export demand was hit by the euro zone debt crisis.
The report came after data on Friday showed that Chinese exports grew just 1.0% on the year in July, down from the 11.3% gain seen in June, while imports rose 4.7% year-over-year, down from 6.3% in June.
Meanwhile, sentiment remained mildly supported by hopes the European Central Bank will soon take action to ease the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis.
Elsewhere, the kiwi was steady against the Australian dollar with AUD/NZD inching up 0.05%, to hit 1.3013.
Neither the euro zone or the U.S. were scheduled to release any significant economic data on Monday, so investors were looking ahead to U.S. data on retail sales and inflation later in the week.