Rupee loses strength after making a positive start

23 Apr 2019 Evaluate

Indian rupee trading marginally weaker after a positive start on Tuesday. Earlier, the rupee strengthened ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) second round of dollar-rupee swap auction, which would help absorb dollar inflows and make the rupee stronger. The RBI is set to inject long-term liquidity worth $5 billion into the banking system through dollar-rupee buy-sell swap for a tenure of three years, the second such auction within a month. The currency was also buoyed on reports that India has lined up alternate sources to make up for likely shortfall in crude supplies. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net buyers in the capital markets, putting in Rs 73.08 crore on Monday, provisional exchange data showed. On the global front, the dollar edged up against a basket of key rivals, while the Canadian dollar was supported by rising crude oil prices due to US plans to tighten a clampdown on Iranian oil exports from next month.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 69.71, weaker by 4 paise from its previous close of 69.67 on Monday. The currency touched a high and low of 69.7500 and 69.5350 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 69.74 and for Euro stood at 78.40 on April 22, 2019. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 62.32, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 90.63.

Date1US$1GBP
April 22, 201969.742390.6362
April 18, 201969.418990.5519

(Reference Rate)

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