Rupee weakens against US dollar on Wednesday

12 Aug 2020 Evaluate

Indian rupee weakened against the US dollar on Wednesday tracking strengthening American currency overseas. Further, muted domestic equities and weak Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data weighed on investor sentiment. Data showed that India's industrial production declined by 16.6 percent on year in June, on account of disruption in normal business activity following the outbreak of corona virus pandemic. Data showed the number of cases around the world linked to corona virus has crossed 2.02 Crore; and in India, the number of infections topped at the 23-lakh mark. Though, foreign fund inflows added support to domestic currency and capped its fall. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought shares worth Rs 1,013.66 crore on Tuesday, exchange data showed.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 74.80, weaker by 2 paise from its previous close of 74.78 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 74.8400 and 74.7750 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 74.87 and for Euro stood at 88.32 on August 10, 2020. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 70.79, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 97.84.

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