Rupee weakens against US dollar on Friday

24 Jul 2020 Evaluate

Indian rupee weakened against the US dollar on Friday, tracking losses in domestic equities amid global equity selloff following the release of Labor Department report showing first-time claims for US unemployment benefits increased for the first time in sixteen weeks. Further, surging corona virus cases globally too dragged down the domestic currency. Health ministry data showed the death toll in India due the corona virus rose to 30,601 and the number of infections stood at 12,87,945, while the number of cases around the world has crossed 1.54 crore with the death toll topped at 6.32 lakh. Though, steady crude oil prices and foreign fund inflows supported the rupee and capped its fall. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought shares worth Rs 1,740.50 crore on Thursday, exchange data showed.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 74.94, weaker by 19 paise from its previous close of 74.75 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 74.9800 and 74.9000 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 74.68 and for Euro stood at 86.06 on July 22, 2020. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 69.90, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 94.96.

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