Continuing its free fall for the sixth straight session, Indian rupee settled at a fresh record closing low against dollar on Wednesday, hurt by fresh demand for the American currency from importers. Sentiments remain dampened with a private report that India’s growth rate is expected to moderate this fiscal despite a strong start in the April-June quarter largely owing to tighter financial conditions, limited fiscal headroom and upcoming elections. Some cautiousness also crept in on report that India's services sector activity fell in August from July's 21-month peak as new business orders declined, following which firms raised their staffing levels at a modest pace amid rising input cost inflation. The Nikkei/IHS Markit Services Purchasing Managers’ Index declined to 51.5 in August from a 21-month high of 54.2 in July. The rupee also came under pressure due to extremely bullish dollar sentiment overseas coupled with sluggish equity markets. On the global front, dollar rose broadly on Wednesday as concerns grew that U.S. President Donald Trump may soon ramp up a trade war with Beijing by imposing tariffs on more Chinese imports.
Finally, the rupee ended at 71.78, 21 paise weaker from its previous close of 71.57 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 71.96 and 71.37 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 71.75 and for Euro stood at 83.13 on September 5, 2018. While the RBI’s reference rate for the Yen stood at 64.36, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 92.22. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
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