Rupee strengthens against US dollar on Monday

01 Jul 2019 Evaluate

Indian rupee strengthened against the US dollar on Monday tracking gains in domestic equities. Besides, the current account deficit data also supported the rupee. According to Reserve Bank of India, the March 2019 quarter current account deficit more than halved to $4.6 billion or 0.7% from 1.8% in March 2018. Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Donald Trump at the G20 summit have agreed to re-launch the stalled negotiations to end the trade war. Though, foreign fund outflows and rising crude oil prices weighed on the domestic currency. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net sellers in the capital markets, pulling out Rs 513.91 crore Friday, according to provisional exchange data.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 68.91, stronger by 12 paise from its previous close of 69.03 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 69.0000 and 68.8250 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 68.91 and for Euro stood at 78.35 on June 28, 2019. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 63.97, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 87.34.

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