NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The New Zealand dollar is trading about 2 percent higher against the U.S. dollar amid general risk appetite for high-yielding assets on Monday.

The New Zealand dollar was last up 2 percent against the U.S. dollar at $0.7401 after going as high as $0.7417 earlier in the London trading session. (Reporting by Nick Olivari, editing by W Simon )