Rupee ends stronger against dollar

15 Jul 2019 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended stronger against dollar on Monday, due to increased selling of the American currency by exporters and banks. Local investors cheered with data showing that Wholesale price-based inflation declined for the second consecutive month to its 23-month low of 2.02 percent in June, helped by decline in prices of vegetables as well as fuel and power items, The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation was at 2.45 percent in May. It was 5.68 per cent in June 2018. Moreover, positive gains in the domestic equities supported the domestic unit. However, weak macro-economic data weighed on the domestic currency and restricted the upmove. At 3.18 per cent, the inflation rate in India has touched 8-month high in June 2019. On the other hand, Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth rate fell to 3.1% in May. On the global front, U.S. dollar fell against its most major counterparts on Monday, pressured by continued expectations that the Federal Reserve would begin cutting rates later this month, after dovish remarks from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell last week.

Finally, the rupee ended at 68.54, 15 paise stronger from its previous close of 68.69 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 68.60 and 68.51 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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