Rupee strengthens against US dollar on Thursday

31 Oct 2019 Evaluate

Indian rupee strengthened against the American currency on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rates by 25 basis points, as expected, for the third straight time to help sustain economic expansion amid trade tensions and slowing global growth. Moreover, firm equity market, weak dollar against other major currencies overseas and persistent foreign fund inflows too supported the local unit. Foreign institutional investors bought equities worth Rs 7,192.42 crore on Wednesday, exchange data showed. Though, rising crude oil prices capped gains for the rupee. On the global front, the dollar declined against a basket of major currencies, reversing earlier gains, after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the third time this year but signaled its rate-cut cycle might be at a pause, as was broadly expected.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 70.77, stronger by 13 paise from its previous close of 70.90 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 70.8450 and 70.7200 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 70.73 and for Euro stood at 78.44 on October 29, 2019. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 64.90, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 90.91.

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