Indian rupee strengthened against the US dollar on Monday, despite weak domestic equities after a report by the Reserve Bank of India said bad loans could rise to as much as 15 percent of the total loans by March 2021. Further, positive Asian currencies against the US dollar and foreign fund inflows supported the rupee. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought shares worth Rs 409.88 crore on Friday, exchange data showed. Though, Union Health Ministry data showed India's corona virus tally at 14.3 lakh after biggest spike of nearly 50,000 cases and 708 deaths in a day. The number of active cases in India stood at 485,114 on Monday. The number of cases around the world has crossed 1.62 crore and the death toll topped at 6.48 lakh.
The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 74.73, stronger by 10 paise from its previous close of 74.83 on Friday. The currency touched a high and low of 74.7750 and 74.6700 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 74.86 and for Euro stood at 86.94 on July 24, 2020. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 70.40, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 95.41.
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