Monday, August 17, 2015

Rupee recovers smartly against US dollar; snaps eight day losing streak

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Rupee made a smart recovery in late morning trade and gained 3 paise against the US dollar after depreciating 24 paise to hit its intraday low of 65.34 in early trade on Friday.The domestic currency had breached the 65 level to settle at 65.10 against the dollar in the preceding session, following China's third successive devaluation of the yuan.Dollar index, which tracks the movement of the greenback against a trade weighted basket of six major world currencies, stood at 96.41, down 0.03 per cent. Dollar fell as hopes of rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve in the September policy review diminished with on yuan devaluation. Dollar struggles in Asia after lift from US retail sales The dollar was steady on Friday after China's central bank appeared to have stopped guiding the yuan lower for now, easing concerns that a weaker Chinese currency could derail plans by the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. The dollar traded at 124.40 yen, flat from late US levels and above this week's low of 124.21 yen. For the week, it was up about 0.1 per cent. The euro fetched $1.1143, down slightly from late US levels. Still, it was up 1.6 per cent on the week, as the dollar has been hit by speculation that the US might not want a stronger dollar either if China pushes down the yuan. 

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