Rupee strengthens as US dollar came under pressure overseas

25 Feb 2019 Evaluate

Indian rupee strengthened against the US dollar on Monday after the American currency came under pressure against some other currencies overseas as expectations of a trade deal between the United States and China. Further, some selling in US dollar by banks and exporters, foreign fund inflows and firm domestic equity markets too supported the rupee. According to provisional exchange data, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth a net of Rs 6,311.01 crore on net basis on Friday. However, firmness in rupee was capped following rally in global crude oil prices. On the global front, the risk-sensitive Australian dollar rose and the yen sagged in early Asian trade after US President Donald Trump said he will delay increasing tariffs on Chinese goods on March 1, citing ‘substantial progress’ in trade talks.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 70.99, stronger by 15 paise from its previous close of 71.14 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 71.0700 and 70.9700 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 71.21 and for Euro stood at 80.75 on February 22, 2019. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 64.29, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 92.82.

Date1US$1GBP
February 22, 2019 71.217792.8271
February 21, 2019 71.154092.7213

(Reference Rate)

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