Rupee strengthens against US dollar on Tuesday

27 Aug 2019 Evaluate

Indian rupee strengthened against the US dollar on Tuesday amid gains in domestic equity market after the Reserve Bank of India’s decision to transfer the excess surplus of Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the government as a dividend, and a slew of government measures to boost the economy. Moreover, revival of US-China trade talk hopes too supported the domestic currency. However, rising crude oil prices and foreign fund outflows weighed the local currency and restricted its gains. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net sellers in the capital market, pulling out Rs 752.90 crore on Monday, according to provisional exchange data. On the global front, the yen rose as some investors tempered their optimism about the chances for a quick resolution to the Sino-US trade war, which boosted so-called risk-off trades.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 71.81, stronger by 21 paise from its previous close of 72.02 on Monday. The currency touched a high and low of 71.8700 and 71.7000 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 71.72 and for Euro stood at 79.39 on August 23, 2019. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 67.26, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 87.61.

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