Investing.com - The New Zealand dollar slid lower against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday, after disappointing New Zealand manufacturing activity data and as Greece concerns continued to weigh.
NZD/USD hit 0.7332 during late Asian trade, the pair's lowest since February 9; the pair subsequently consolidated at 0.7335, shedding 0.45%.
The pair was likely to find support at 0.7287, the low of February 4 and resistance at 0.7448, Wednesday's high.
Data earlier showed that the New Zealand Business Manufacturing Index fell to 50.9 last month from a reading of 57.1 in December, whose figure was revised from a previously estimated 57.7.
Meanwhile, market sentiment remained under pressure after talks between Greece and its European partners failed to reach agreement on a way forward to allow Athens to get a needed funding program in place before the end of the month.
Another Eurogroup meeting in Brussels was set for next Monday.
The kiwi was lower against the euro, with EUR/NZD rising 0.35% to 1.5445.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to release reports on retail sales and initial jobless claims.