Indian rupee strengthened against US dollar on Wednesday, tracking weakness in the American currency in overseas market as investors remained worried over the impact of corona virus outbreak on the global economy. The global death toll from the new corona virus crossed 4,000 as the outbreak has spread to over 100 countries with more than 110,000 cases of infection. Though, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) remained net sellers in the capital market, as they sold equity shares worth Rs 6,595.56 crore on Monday, exchange data showed. The forex market was closed on Tuesday on account of Holi. On the global front, the US dollar declined against the safe-haven Japanese yen and the Swiss franc as investors worried over how much governments and central banks can do to limit the economic damage from the corona virus epidemic. While market participants are focused on expectation of additional fiscal stimulus and the promises from the White House to take steps like a temporary payroll tax cut and paid leave for hourly employees unable to work to protect the US economy against the impact of the corona virus outbreak.
The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 73.93, stronger by 24 paise from its previous close of 74.17 on Monday. The currency touched a high and low of 74.0150 and 73.8450 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 73.95 and for Euro stood at 84.33 on March 9, 2020. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 72.06, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 96.66.
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