Rupee strengthens against US dollar on Friday

23 Aug 2019 Evaluate

Indian rupee strengthened against US dollar on Friday, despite continued foreign fund outflows along with strengthening of American currency overseas. Foreign investors continued their selling spree in Indian equities amid fading expectations of stimulus measures to arrest economic slowdown. FPIs withdrew around Rs 900 crore from the capital markets on a net basis on Thursday. On the global front, the dollar held firm on hopes a pivotal speech by the US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will stick with his message that the US central bank has not entered a prolonged monetary easing cycle.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 71.71, stronger by 10 paise from its previous close of 71.81 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 72.0500 and 71.7100 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 71.55 and for Euro stood at 79.39 on August 21, 2019. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 67.20, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 86.89.

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