The Indian rupee opened little changed against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday.
The domestic currency opened at 79.73 against the greenback, but soon lost 0.02% to trade at 79.75.
The Indian rupee opened little changed against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday.
The domestic currency opened at 79.73 against the greenback, but soon lost 0.02% to trade at 79.75.
The Indian rupee has turned into Asia’s worst-performing currency from being the best in the previous quarter. It’s poised for more losses as a resurgence in coronavirus cases to a record threatens to hamstring the economy.
The Indian rupee appreciated against the U.S. dollar, supported by strong local equities and the dollar index retreating from over three-month highs.
The Indian Rupee outperformance is despite large outflows from the local debt and equitymarkets.
Indian rupee strengthened for the third consecutive session against the US dollar on Monday, amid mixed cues from other Asian currencies due to uncertainty over US-China trade deal.
Indranil Pan, economist at IDFC Bank said that fading inflation risks will offer RBI room to provide greater flexibility to adjust rates either way depending on what’s needed.
The Indian rupee weakened for the third day in a row against the U.S. dollar. The home currency depreciated 0.44 percent intraday to 72.18 against the greenback.