• NZD/USD slips from highs but remains +0.5% wtd with RBNZ hike looming Wed

• Futures pricing implies 94.9% probability of 25 bps Oct 28 RBNZ hike

• Risk sentiment ebbed Thur: Nasdaq -2.6%, Gold -2.8%, UST yields broadly down

• Brent crude +3.8% to $113 a barrel on lingering Middle East supply concerns

• NZD still clear of 0.5636 21-DMA, extension towards 0.5770 zone seems likely

• Range NZ 0.56825-86, support 0.5566 0.5485, resistance 0.5995 0.6012
NZD Daily 21/55/100-DMA

(James Connell is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)