Rupee weakens on buying in American currency by banks, importers

07 Feb 2020 Evaluate

Rupee weakened against US dollar on Friday on account of buying in the American currency by banks and importers amid foreign fund outflows. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth Rs 560.36 crore on Thursday, exchange data showed. Rupee fell further by tracking weakness in domestic equities and Asian peers as the growing death toll and economic damage from the corona virus outbreak. Moreover, rising crude oil prices too dragged the domestic currency, but weakening of the American currency in the overseas market supported the rupee and capped its downward sentiment. On the global front, the US dollar held near a two-week high versus the yen on upbeat US economic data ahead of a key jobs report, while the Yuan eased and financial markets remained on tenterhooks as the death toll from a new corona virus in China jumped yet again.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 71.24, weaker by 6 paise from its previous close of 71.18 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 71.2750 and 71.2000 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 71.26 and for Euro stood at 78.65 on February 5, 2020. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 65.12, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 92.77.

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