Rupee weakens against US dollar on Monday

15 Jun 2020 Evaluate

Indian rupee weakened against the US dollar on Monday due to weak domestic equities and tracking negative clues from global markets owing to worries of a second wave of the corona virus pandemic that led foreign investors to sell their holdings. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the capital market as they sold shares worth Rs 1,311.49 crore on Friday, exchange data showed. Health Ministry data showed India records over 11,000 Covid-19 cases for third straight day, taking the total number of infections to over 3.32 lakh and the death toll rose to 9,520 with 325 more fatalities, while the number of cases globally has crossed 79.12 lakh and the death toll topped at 4.33 lakh. Further, disappointing industrial output data too added pressure on domestic currency. Data showed that India's industrial output contracted 55.5 percent YoY in April, the sharpest ever, as the nation-wide Covid-19 induced lockdown affected different parts of the economy.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 76.10, weaker by 26 paise from its previous close of 75.84 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 76.15 and 75.93 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 75.97 and for Euro stood at 85.86 on June 12, 2020. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 70.89, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 95.56. 

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