Rupee strengthens against US dollar on Wednesday

15 May 2019 Evaluate

Indian rupee strengthened against the US dollar on Wednesday, driven by easing crude prices and higher opening in domestic equities. Investor sentiment was buoyed further after US President Donald Trump on Tuesday hoped that the world's top two economies would be able reach an agreement. Though, foreign fund outflows weighed on the domestic currency and restricted the up move. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net sellers in the capital markets, pulling out Rs. 2,011.85 crore on a net basis Tuesday, provisional exchange data showed. On the global front, the dollar held steady while the Australian dollar hovered near a more than four-month low on Wednesday, as traders awaited European and US data for clues on whether the worst is over for the global economy. The foreign exchange market showed little reaction to worse-than-expected growth in Chinese industrial output and retail sales for April that underlined the need for Beijing to roll out more stimulus measures to support the world’s second-largest economy. The dollar was supported as trade issues remained foremost on investors’ minds after US President Donald Trump on Tuesday insisted that trade talks with China had not collapsed.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 70.25, stronger by 19 paise from its previous close of 70.44 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 70.3200 and 70.2150 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 70.25 and for Euro stood at 78.92 on May 13, 2019. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 64.04, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 91.43.

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