Rupee strengthens on some selling of American currency by banks, exporters

05 Mar 2019 Evaluate

Indian rupee strengthened against the US dollar on Tuesday, driven by some selling of the American currency by banks and exporters. Further, fresh foreign fund inflows and easing crude prices underpinned the domestic currency. Foreign investors (FIIs) remained net buyers in the capital markets, putting in Rs 198.38 crore on a net basis Friday, as per provisional data. The domestic forex market and equity market were closed Monday on account of Mahashivaratri. On the global front, the dollar held near a two-week high against its key rivals, underpinned by a resilient economy and a flagging euro ahead of an upcoming European Central Bank policy meeting.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 70.86, stronger by 6 paise from its previous close of 70.92 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 70.9800 and 70.7625 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 70.96 and for Euro stood at 80.71 on March 1, 2019. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 63.49, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 94.08.

Date1US$1GBP
March 01, 2019 70.969694.0868
February 28, 201971.195394.7021

(Reference Rate)

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