The depreciation of rupee (INR) continued for the fourth straight day Rupee settled 9 paise decrease at its lifetime low of 83.22 (provisional) against the US greenback on Thursday amid a agency American foreign money and elevated crude oil costs.
According to foreign exchange merchants, the constructive development within the home fairness markets, nonetheless, supplied a cushion to the rupee.
Oil producing international locations agreed to increase provide lower until December this yr whereas greenback stayed agency on safe-haven demand prompting crude oil to breach the USD 90 per barrel-mark.Â
The home unit opened at 83.15 against the greenback and traded within the vary of 83.12 to 83.22 against the dollar at the interbank overseas change.Â
It ended at the bottom degree of 83.22 (provisional) against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise from its earlier shut.
On Wednesday, the rupee settled 9 paise decrease at 83.13 against the greenback. Earlier, the Indian foreign money had closed at the identical degree of 83.13 on August 21.
The home unit has declined 60 paise since Monday when it had closed 9 paise decrease at 82.71 against the dollar. On Tuesday, the unit had plunged 33 paise, the sharpest fall this week.
“We expect rupee to trade with a negative bias on strong dollar and elevated crude oil prices. Disappointing European data may further support dollar. Rising US treasury yields and concerns over global economic growth may also weigh on rupee,” Anuj Choudhary – Research Analyst at Sharekhan by BNP Paribas, stated.
Meanwhile, the greenback index, which gauges the dollar’s energy against a basket of six currencies, rose by 0.09 per cent to 104.95.
Brent crude futures, the worldwide oil benchmark, was buying and selling 0.39 per cent decrease at USD 90.25 per barrel.
On the home fairness market entrance, the BSE Sensex closed 385.04 factors or 0.58 per cent increased at 66,265.56 factors whereas the broader Nifty jumped 116 factors or 0.59 per cent to finish at 19,727.05 factors.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) have been internet sellers within the capital market on Wednesday as they offloaded shares price Rs 3,245.86 crore, in line with change information.
(With PTI inputs)
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