Indian rupee strengthened against the US dollar on Monday amid falling crude oil prices and weaker American currency, shrugging off disappointing macroeconomic data numbers released on Friday. Factory output growth based on Index of Industrial Production (IIP) slipped to 3.1 percent in May as against 4.3 percent in the previous month, mainly on account of subdued performance of mining and manufacturing sectors. Rising for the sixth month in a row, retail inflation climbed to 3.18 percent in June though remaining well within the RBI’s comfort zone, leaving scope for a rate cut by the central bank to boost industrial production which has yet to gain traction. Meanwhile, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net sellers in the capital markets, pulling out Rs 850.11 crore on Friday, as per provisional data.
The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 68.55, stronger by 14 paise from its previous close of 68.69 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 68.6000 and 68.5300 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 68.58 and for Euro stood at 77.29 on July 12, 2019. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 63.30, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 86.01.
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