Indian rupee depreciated against the U.S. dollar on Thursday on dollar demand from importers and foreign banks as well as surge in crude oil prices. Traders paid no heed towards the HSBC Flash India PMI report showing that private sector growth in India moved up a gear during May, boosted by acceleration in the service economy. The HSBC Flash India Composite Output Index surged to 61.2 in May from a final reading of 59.7 in April. The HSBC Flash India Manufacturing PMI index also rose to 58.3 in May from 58.2 in April. On the global front, Antipodean currencies such as the Australia and the New Zealand dollars weakened against their major currencies in the Asian session on Thursday on increased risk-off sentiment, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight, amid rising treasury yields on concerns about the fiscal impact of a new U.S. tax bill on the country's deficit.
Finally, the rupee ended at 85.96 (Provisional), depreciated by 37 paise from its previous close of 85.59 on Wednesday. The currency touched a high and low of 86.11 and 85.58 respectively.
MoneyWorks4Me is a SEBI-registered Investment Adviser (IA) dedicated to helping investors build long-term wealth through transparent, research-driven, conflict-free guidance. Founded in 2008, we started our journey as a Research Analyst (RA), providing deep fundamental analysis, intrinsic value insights, and long-term investing frameworks for Indian equities. In 2017, we transitioned to a full-fledged SEBI-registered Investment Adviser, strengthening our commitment to acting as a fiduciary—always putting the investor’s interest first.
To become India’s most trusted, research-powered fiduciary advisory platform—where every investor, regardless of experience, can make calm, confident, and well-reasoned investment decisions.
MoneyWorks4Me ensures this through: