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Rupee falls 5 paise to settle at 85.74 against US dollar

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..... Rupee falls 5 paise to settle at 85.74 against US dollar
PTI News
Dated:- 27-3-2025
PTI
Mumbai, Mar 27 (PTI) The rupee weakened by 5 paise to close at at 85.74 against the US dollar on Thursday, as month-end dollar demand from importers, coupled with the greenback's recovery against major currencies, weighed on the rupee. The US dollar strengthened after US president Donald Trump ann .....

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..... ounced long-promised 25 per cent tariffs on automotive imports, set to take effect on April 2. Forex dealers said the rupee is also facing renewed pressure on liquidity constraints, concerns over reciprocal tariff implementations and month-end demand for the US currency from importers. However, positive domestic markets and foreign fund inflows cushioned the downside. At the interbank foreig .....

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..... n exchange, the rupee opened at 85.90 and touched the high of 85.73 against the greenback during the day. The unit later turned volatile and hit the day's low of 85.93 before ending the session at 85.74 against the dollar, 5 paise lower from its previous closing level. On Wednesday, the rupee settled higher by 3 paise at 85.69 against the US dollar. Anuj Choudhary – Research Analyst at Mirae .....

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..... Asset Sharekhan said, rupee is expected to trade with a slight negative bias on month-end dollar demand from importers and Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs). "Elevated crude oil prices and a bounceback in the US dollar may also pressurise the rupee. However, strong domestic markets and FII inflows may support the rupee at lower levels. Traders may take cues from final GDP data from the US. USD-INR .....

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..... spot price is expected to trade in a range of 85.60 to 86.10," Choudhary added. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading lower by 0.11 per cent at 104.43. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, fell 0.46 per cent to USD 73.45 per barrel in futures trade. In the domestic equity market, the 30-share BSE Sensex rose 317. .....

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..... 93 points, or 0.41 per cent, to settle at 77,606.43, while the Nifty gained 105.10 points, or 0.45 per cent, to close at 23,591.95 points. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) purchased equities worth Rs 2,240.55 crore on a net basis on Wednesday, according to exchange data. Dilip Parmar, Senior Research Analyst, HDFC Securities, said the domestic currency was supported by an overall positiv .....

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..... e sentiment in the market, driven by risk-on appetite among investors. "Additionally, the rupee benefitted from passive inflows into Indian equities, as foreign investors continued to show interest in the country's stock market, providing further support to the local currency. "Looking ahead, the USD-INR currency pair is anticipated to move within a narrow range, with expectations of consolida .....

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..... tion between 86.25 on the upper-end and 85.50 on the lower-end," he added. PTI DRR HVA
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