Indian rupee slumped to a fresh record closing low against the US dollar on Monday, on fresh bouts of dollar demand from importers. The sentiments were under pressure despite measures announced by the central bank to support the currency. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced plans to purchase government bonds worth Rs 36,000 crore to boost liquidity in the system. Further, traders were cautious with India Meteorological Department (IMD) stating that at the end of the four-month-long monsoon season this year, the rainfall recorded in the country as a whole has remained 9 percent short of the normal mark. The domestic currency was also weighed down by dollar's strengthen against some other currencies overseas. On the global front, US dollar strengthened against its most major opponents on Monday, as the US and Canada inked deal to reshape North American Free Trade Agreement, which gives US farmers more access to Canada’s dairy market and shield Canada from the imposition of possible autos tariffs of the US.
Finally, the rupee ended at 72.91, 42 paise weaker from its previous close of 72.49 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 72.95 and 72.60 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 72.80 and for Euro stood at 84.37 on October 1, 2018. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 63.89, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 94.88. The reference rates are based on 12 noon rates of a few select banks in Mumbai.
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