Rupee slips 17 paise to 71.71 against USD in early trade

October 16, 2019 11:39 am | Updated 11:42 am IST - Mumbai

The Indian rupee opened on a cautious note and fell 17 paise to 71.71 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday amid rising crude oil prices and increasing demand for the US dollar vis-a-vis other currencies overseas.

Forex traders said muted opening in domestic equities also weighed on the domestic currency.

At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 71.60 then fell to 71.71 against the US dollar, showing a decline of 17 paise over its previous closing.

The Indian rupee on Tuesday had closed at 71.54 against the US dollar.

Domestic bourses opened on a cautious note on Wednesday with benchmark indices Sensex trading 34.64 points down at 38,471.45 and Nifty higher by 8.25 points at 11,436.55.

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) purchased shares worth ₹436.02 crore on Tuesday, according to provisional exchange data.

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, rose by 0.02% to 98.31.

Crude oil benchmark, Brent Futures, rose 0.24% to USD 58.88 per barrel.

Meanwhile, the 10-year government bond yield was at 6.49% in morning trade.

Meanwhile, on the global front, China on Tuesday said that it was on the “same page” with the US on trade as it confirmed that the two countries are likely to sign a “phase one agreement” soon to end their trade war.

Beijing also confirmed that it has stepped up purchase of American agricultural produce in large quantities in a bid to address the trade deficit with the US, which last year climbed to USD 539 billion.

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