Snapping 3-day winning streak, Indian rupee ended weaker against the American currency on Friday, as demand for the American unit from importers and banks picked up. Traders remain concerned with credit rating agency Ind-Ra’s latest report stating that the rise in US-China trade tensions could lead to dumping of Chinese goods and weaker flow of foreign investment from the United States to emerging markets, including India. Adding pessimism among investors, 15th Finance Commission chairman N K Singh expressed concern over muted private investments and said that the new government should take on the challenge of introducing reforms in areas including land and labour. Weakness in other emerging market currencies against the US dollar along with rising crude oil prices also kept pressure on the Indian rupee. On the global front, dollar hovered near a two-week high against its peers on Friday, supported by strong US economic data and a bounce in Treasury yields.
Finally, the rupee ended at 70.23, 20 paise weaker from its previous close of 70.03 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 70.32 and 70.09 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 70.24 and for Euro stood at 78.72 on May 17, 2019. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 64.18, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 90.19.
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