Indian rupee weakened against the US dollar on Monday, tracking weak opening in domestic equity market and continued outflow of foreign funds. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net sellers in the capital markets, pulling out Rs 2,888.06 crore on August 2, as per provisional data. Besides, mounting concerns over a sharp escalation in the US-China trade war, too weighed on the domestic unit. On the global front, the US dollar was on the back foot against traditional safe-haven currencies. China on Friday vowed to fight back against US President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to slap 10 percent tariffs on the remaining $300 billion in Chinese imports, a move that ended a month-long trade truce.
The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 70.53, weaker by 93 paise from its previous close of 69.60 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 70.59 and 70.1800 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 69.39 and for Euro stood at 76.93 on August 2, 2019. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 64.82, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 84.08.
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