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Rupee Weakens By 36 Paise To 70.04 Against Dollar
The rupee weakened by 36 paise to 7004 against the US dollar in opening trade Tuesday on rising crude prices and some demand for the American currency from importersThe rupee opened weak at 6983 at the interbank forex market against its previous close of 6968 per dollar It moved in range of 7006 per dollar to 6983 per dollar in early trade and was trading at 7004, showing a fall of 36 pai
The rupee weakened by 36 paise to 70.04 against the US dollar in opening trade Tuesday on rising crude prices and some demand for the American currency from importers. The rupee opened weak at 69.83 at the interbank forex market against its previous close of 69.68 per dollar. It moved in range of 70.06 per dollar to 69.83 per dollar in early trade and was trading at 70.04, showing a fall of 36 paise against the greenback.
Brent crude futures, the international oil benchmark was trading 0.23 per cent higher at $57.46 per barrel. The rupee weakened even after the Central Statistics Office (CSO) released positive advanced estimates of national income for 2018-19.
The domestic economy is expected to grow at 7.2 per cent in 2018-19 against 6.7 per cent in the previous fiscal mainly due to improvement in the performance of agriculture and manufacturing sectors, the CSO had said Monday. Forex dealers said early losses in domestic stock markets weighed on the rupee, but a weak dollar in overseas markets capped the fall. The dollar was trading lower against major peers and 10-year treasury yields were steady.
On Monday, the rupee had gained 4 paise to end at 69.68 against the US dollar following dovish stance by the Federal Reserve and rising hopes of a thaw in ongoing US-China trade tiff.
Meanwhile, the benchmark BSE Sensex slipped by 58.53 points, or 0.16 per cent, to 35,791.63 in opening trade on Tuesday.
