Rupee ends almost flat against dollar on Monday

30 Jul 2018 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended almost flat against dollar on Monday, as traders remained on sidelines ahead of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) policy meeting. The Reserve Bank is likely to maintain status quo on the key interest rate on Wednesday notwithstanding elevated oil prices and government’s announcement to steeply hike minimum support price for kharif crops. Moreover, fresh month-end demand of the U.S. currency from importers also weighed on the domestic unit. However, a record breaking rally in domestic stocks helped rupee to recover from its initial losses. On the global front, U.S. dollar weakened against a basket of its major rivals on Monday, as traders prepared for a week filled with monetary policy updates from Japan, the U.S. and the U.K.

Finally, the rupee ended at 68.67, 1 paise weaker from its previous close of 68.66 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 68.79 and 68.63 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 68.75 and for Euro stood at 80.15 on July 30, 2018. While the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 61.89, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 90.14. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai. 
 

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