Rupee snaps two-day winning streak

27 Dec 2016 Evaluate

Snapping two-day winning streak, Indian rupee ended one-week low against dollar on Tuesday following bouts of month-end dollar demand from banks and importers amid continued capital outflows. Traders remained concerned with the report that the yearly State Bank of India (SBI) Composite Index, an indicator for tracking India’s manufacturing activity, crashed to an all-time low in December 2016 of 45.5 (moderate decline), compared to last month’s revised index of 50 (low growth). The report said factory output, measured by the index of industrial production, may continue to remain in negative territory in December 2016. Besides, dollar strengthen against other currencies overseas too weighted on the rupee sentiments. On the global front, dollar inched up against the yen and euro, as some investors emerged out of the holiday lull to hunt for bargains as the market entered the last trading stretch of the year.

Finally, the rupee ended at 68.06, 32 paise weaker from its previous close of 67.74 on Monday. The currency touched a high and low of 68.07 and 67.82 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 67.99 and for Euro stood at 71.04 on December 27, 2016. While the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 57.97, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 83.49.The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

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