Rupee falls 9 paise to 74.52 against U.S. dollar in early trade
Forex traders said the Indian rupee is trading in a narrow range ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting later this week
The rupee declined 9 paise to 74.52 against the U.S. dollar in opening trade on January 24, as muted domestic equities and elevated crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiments.
Forex traders said the Indian rupee is trading in a narrow range ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting later this week.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened weak at 74.43 against the U.S. dollar, then slipped further to 74.52 against the greenback, registering a decline of 5 paise from the last close.
On January 21, the rupee had settled at 74.43 against the U.S. dollar.
The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, rose by 0.08% to 95.72.
“The U.S. Dollar has started flat to marginally higher this early Monday morning in Asian trade, as traders are now eyeing the U.S. Fed’s January 25-26 meeting and will watch for pointers on the possibility of a pushback from Chairman Jerome Powell over the pace of interest rate increases, which have already been priced in by global investors,” Reliance Securities said in a research note.
The meeting will confirm that the U.S. Fed will soon start withdrawing liquidity and start hiking rates later this year, the note added.
Meanwhile, global oil benchmark Brent crude futures jumped by 0.91% to USD 88.69 per barrel.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share Sensex was trading more than 658.24 points or 1.11% lower at 58,378.94, while the broader NSE Nifty declined by more than 210.10 points or 1.19% to 17,407.05.
Foreign institutional investors remained net sellers in the capital market on Friday, as they offloaded shares worth ₹3,148.58 crore, as per stock exchange data.
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