Indian rupee weakened against the US dollar on Monday, tracking weak cues from global markets amid concerns over mounting corona virus cases and spike in crude prices. Data showed the corona virus death toll has crossed over 114,000. In India, more than 9,000 corona virus cases have been reported so far. Further, weak domestic equities and the buzz of a lockdown extension beyond April 14 also weighed on the rupee. Meanwhile, investors are also awaiting cues from CPI data for March and the minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee's latest meeting scheduled to be released later in the day. Though, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought shares worth Rs 1,737.62 crore on Thursday, exchange data showed. Forex market was closed on April 10 on account of Good Friday.
The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 76.40, weaker by 12 paise from its previous close of 76.28 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 76.4500 and 76.3225 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 76.45 and for Euro stood at 82.91 on April 9, 2020. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 70.18, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 94.54.
MoneyWorks4Me is a SEBI-registered Investment Adviser (IA) dedicated to helping investors build long-term wealth through transparent, research-driven, conflict-free guidance. Founded in 2008, we started our journey as a Research Analyst (RA), providing deep fundamental analysis, intrinsic value insights, and long-term investing frameworks for Indian equities. In 2017, we transitioned to a full-fledged SEBI-registered Investment Adviser, strengthening our commitment to acting as a fiduciary—always putting the investor’s interest first.
To become India’s most trusted, research-powered fiduciary advisory platform—where every investor, regardless of experience, can make calm, confident, and well-reasoned investment decisions.
MoneyWorks4Me ensures this through: