Rupee weakens against US dollar on Friday

07 Aug 2020 Evaluate

Indian rupee weakened against the US dollar on Friday, tracking weak equities as domestic corona virus cases neared the 2 million mark with weak global cues kept investors cautious. Further, increased demand for the American currency from importers and banks too added pressure on rupee. Rupee had ended unchanged yesterday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to maintain a status quo in its policy rates. Keeping interest rates unchanged to help tame inflation, which in recent times had surged past 6 percent mark. Though, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought shares worth Rs 637.43 crore on Thursday, exchange data showed. On the global front, the US dollar nursed losses against major currencies ahead of the US non-farm payrolls report. US Non-farm payrolls are widely expected to show jobs creation slowed in July from the previous month, indicating resurgence in corona virus infections is undermining the world’s largest economy.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 74.98, weaker by 4 paise from its previous close of 74.94 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 75.0450 and 74.9600 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 74.90 and for Euro stood at 88.53 on August 05, 2020. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 70.91, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 97.99.

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