Rupee ends considerably weaker on month end dollar demand

28 Mar 2019 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended significantly weaker against the Greenback on Thursday, following fresh demand for the US currency from banks and importers to meet the month end dollar demand. Sentiments weakened with report that there is a shortfall in income tax collections. Progress in tax collection has been reviewed as against the targeted Rs 12 lakh crore. Only 85.1% of the targeted or Rs 10.21 lakh crore has been collected as of March 23. Traders overlooked report that India's monsoon, crucial for Asia's third largest economy, is likely to be a robust and healthy one this year provided there isn't a surprise El Nino phenomenon. Monsoon rains, the lifeblood for India's farm-dependent $2.6 trillion economy, arrive on the southern tip of Kerala state around June 1. On the global front, dollar rose on Thursday as rival currencies struggled following more dovish soundings from central banks, while the yen gained as investor worries about the global economy grew.

Finally, the rupee ended at 69.30, 42 paise weaker from its previous close of 68.88 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 69.35 and 68.93 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 69.00 and for Euro stood at 77.68 on March 28, 2019. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 62.69, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 91.02. 


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