the kiwi was lower against the Australian dollar with AUD/NZD adding 0.10%, to hit 1.2640.
Also Wednesday, official data showed that building approvals in Australia rose by 7.8% in September, far more than the expected 1.1% increase and following an 8.8% jump the previous month.
A separate report showed that private sector credit in Australia rose more-than-expected last month, ticking up 0.3% after a 0.2% increase in August.
Analysts had expected private sector credit to rise 0.2% in September.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to produce official data on manufacturing activity in Chicago, as well as a government report on crude oil inventories.