Rupee depreciates against dollar on Wednesday

12 Aug 2020 Evaluate

Indian rupee ended weaker against dollar on Wednesday, on emergence of demand for the greenback from importers. Investors’ sentiment remained fragile as India's factory output, measured on the basis of Index of Industrial Production (IIP), declined by 16.6 per cent in June 2020. The Indices of Industrial Production for the Mining, Manufacturing and Electricity sectors for the month of June 2020 stood at 85.4, 106.9 and 156.2 respectively. Fast-rising covid cases and weakness in equity markets also dampened traders’ mood. On the global front; sterling held above $1.30 on Wednesday, clinging on to recent gains on the back of dollar weakness, which outweighed the impact of a record drop in Britain's economic output.

Finally, the rupee ended at 74.83, 5 paise weaker from its previous close of 74.78 on Tuesday. The currency touched a high and low of 74.93 and 74.77 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 74.84 and for Euro stood at 87.80 on August 11, 2020. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 70.49, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 97.78.

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