Investing.com - The New Zealand dollar dropped to two-month lows against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday, as demand for risk-related assets weakened amid renewed geopolitical concerns in Ukraine and Iraq.
NZD/USD hit 0.8409 during late Asian trade, the pair's lowest since June 4; the pair subsequently consolidated at 0.8422, retreating 0.43%.
The pair was likely to find support at 0.8402, the low of June 4 and resistance at 0.8476, Monday's high.
Market sentiment was hit after Iraq on Monday named Haidar al-Abadi as the new prime minister to end the eight-year rule of Nuri al-Maliki, but Maliki has refused to go and deployed special forces in Baghdad.
In Ukraine, a Russian convoy of 280 trucks carrying humanitarian aid set off on Tuesday amid Western warnings against using help as a pretext for an invasion.
The kiwi was lower against the Australian dollar, with AUD/NZD gaining 0.35% to 1.0990.
Also Tuesday, the National Australia Bank said its business confidence index rose to 11 last month, from a reading of 8 in June.
Data also showed that house price inflation in Australia rose 1.8% in the second quarter, compared to expectations for a 1.1% increase. The first quarter's figure was revised to a 1.5% gain from a previously estimated 1.7% rise.