Rupee strengthens marginally against dollar on Wednesday

05 Feb 2020 Evaluate

Indian rupee strengthened marginally against dollar on Wednesday, as bankers and exporters took to selling of American currency. Traders took some solace with report that the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India has been increasing on an annual basis and was at $34.90 billion till November of this fiscal. Some optimism also came with a monthly survey indicating that India's services sector activity surged to a seven-year high in January driven by sharp increase in new business orders, leading to job creation and business optimism amid favorable market conditions. Besides, positive trend in equity market supported the rupee. However, gains remain capped as investors remained on sidelines ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monetary policy decision tomorrow. On the global front, dollar climbed towards a recent two-month high on Wednesday on the back of firmer Asian markets and expectations Beijing will manage to limit the spread of a deadly virus, though the yen’s strength indicated broader sentiment remained cautious.

Finally, the last traded price of rupee was 71.24, 1 paise stronger from its previous close of 71.25 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 71.29 and 71.16 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 71.13 and for Euro stood at 78.68 on February 4, 2020. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 65.36, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 92.60.

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