Kiwi gains after upbeat Chinese exports THE New Zealand dollar has gained after Chinese data showed better-than-expected export figures and after Friday's lower-than-anticipated jobs growth in the US. THE kiwi rose to 77.87 US cents at 5pm in Wellington from 77.72 cents at 8am and 77.51 cents on Friday in New York. The trade-weighted index gained to 77.01 from 76.34 last week. China's trade surplus expanded to $US45.4 billion ($NZ58.4b) in October, beating expectations, while consumer prices rose at an annual pace of 1.6 per cent and producer prices were more subdued, falling 2.2 per cent, according to official figures. The mixed data stoked demand for the Australian dollar, dragging the kiwi higher, after US non-farm payrolls showed American employers added 214,000 jobs last month, below expectations. "The sell-off in the US dollar wasn't overly severe - the payrolls data wasn't a terrible figure, people were just expecting a little bit more," said Michael Johnston, senior dealer at HiFX in Auckland. Chinese inflation was pretty much in line with expectations and the PPI came in a little lower than expected, with the net result the kiwi nudging up. The kiwi gained to 88.96 yen at 5pm in Wellington from 88.77 yen on Friday in New York, and was little changed at 89.76 Australian cents from 89.74 cents last week. It rose to 62.37 euro cents from 62.22 cents.