Rupee weakens against US dollar on Friday

11 Sep 2020 Evaluate

Indian rupee weakened against the US dollar on Friday tracking volatility in domestic equities, and following rising corona virus cases in the country. Union Health Ministry data showed India’s corona virus caseload sprinted past 45 lakh and the death toll climbed to 76,271 with a record 96,551 infections and 1,209 fatalities being reported in a day, while the recoveries crossed 35 lakh on Friday. Further, Serum Institute of India on Thursday said it is putting on hold clinical trials in India of the Covid-19 candidate developed by The University of Oxford until AstraZeneca restarts its own global trials of the vaccine, also weighed on the domestic unit. However, some weakness in currency limited after news that India and China agreed on five-point roadmap for resolving border standoff in Ladakh. Meanwhile, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought shares worth Rs 838.37 crore on a net basis on Thursday, exchange data showed.

The partially convertible currency is currently trading at 73.49, weaker by 3 paise from its previous close of 73.46 on Thursday. The currency touched a high and low of 73.5525 and 73.4050 respectively. The reference rate for the dollar stood at 73.67 and for Euro stood 86.75 on September 09, 2020. While the reference rate for the Yen stood at 69.56, the reference rate for the Great Britain Pound (GBP) stood at 95.48.

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