Rupee weakens against US dollar on Friday

02 Aug 2019 Evaluate

Indian rupee weakened against US dollar on Friday, due to strong dollar demand from banks and importers amid unabated foreign fund outflows. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net sellers in the capital markets, pulling out Rs 1,056.55 crore on Thursday, provisional data with the exchanges showed. Further, weak opening in domestic equities in line with global market sell-offs as investors panicked after the US decision to impose fresh tariffs on Chinese goods, also pressurized the local unit. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that the US will impose an additional 10 percent tariff on $300 billion in Chinese imports, and accused China of not being serious in arriving at the trade deal and failing to keep its promise to buy more American agricultural products. On the global front, the Japanese yen surged to a five-week high versus the dollar and a 2-1/2-year peak against the pound after US President Donald Trump broke a truce in the Sino-US trade war, bolstering demand for safe-havens.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 69.33, weaker by 27 paise from its previous close of 69.06 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 69.3350 and 69.2100 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 68.85 and for Euro stood at 76.84 on July 31, 2019. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 63.43, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 83.73.

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