Indian rupee weakened against US dollar on Monday after India’s current account deficit widened sharply driven by higher imports. The current account deficit for December quarter widened to 2% of the gross domestic product, or $13.5 billion, up from 1.4%, or $8 billion, in the corresponding period a year ago. Further, a strong dollar and sustained foreign fund outflow too weighed on the rupee sentiment. On the global front, the dollar held steady against a basket of major peers on Monday as traders braced for new Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s first monetary policy meeting this week, and as the increased threat of trade protectionism kept markets on edge.
The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 65.03, weaker by 9 paise from its previous close of 64.94 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 65.0500 and 65.0025 respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reference rate for the dollar stood at 64.87 and for Euro stood at 79.91 on March 16, 2018. While the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 61.27, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 90.48. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
| Date | 1US$ | 1GBP |
| March 16, 2018 | 64.8737 | 90.4858 |
| March 15, 2018 | 64.9366 | 90.7229 |
(RBI-Reference Rate)
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