Rupee strengthens on selling of American currency by exporters, banks

28 Aug 2018 Evaluate

Indian rupee strengthened against the US dollar on Tuesday on account of selling of the American currency by exporters and banks amid fresh foreign funds inflow. Besides, the dollar’s weakness against other currencies overseas gave the rupee strength. Furthermore, a record opening of the domestic equity markets, too kept the rupee firm. On the global front, the dollar remained near one-month lows against the euro on Tuesday, but gained against the yen after a US-Mexico deal aimed at overhauling the North American Free Trade Agreement boosted appetite for riskier assets. The agreement put pressure on Canada to consent to new terms in order to preserve a three-nation pact, which could revive economic uncertainty caused by US President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to ditch the 1994 accord. However, Ayako Sera, Tokyo-based market strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, said the US-Mexico deal slightly eased concerns about an escalation of international trade tensions for now.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 70.12, stronger by 3 paise from its previous close of 70.15 on Monday. The currency touched a high and low of 70.1425 and 70.0500 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 70.03 and for Euro stood at 81.30 on August 27, 2018. While the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 63.07, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 89.95. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.

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