The New Zealand dollar fell below a key support level of 77 US cents overnight, driven by a strengthening US currency on optimism about the outlook for the world’s largest economy. The kiwi touched 76.83 US cents, and was trading at 77.15 cents at 8am in Wellington, from 78.29 cents at 5pm yesterday. The trade-weighted index dropped to 76.51 from …

Wall Street rose, pushing the Dow to a record high, as the price of oil rebounded and Republicans won control of the Senate. In afternoon trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.53 percent, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained 0.47 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite Index added 0.11 percent. The Dow rose as shares of …

 Dairy product prices were relatively stable in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, with the whole milk powder price index advancing. The GDT average winning price edged higher to US$2,649, up from US$2,646 three weeks ago, though the GDT price index slipped 0.3 percent. Some 45,499 tonnes of product was sold, down from 50,816 tonnes of product three weeks ago. Dairy prices …