The Indian rupee on Thursday strengthened for the fourth consecutive session to hit near fresh 17-month high against the US dollar, tracking its Asian peers as the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates without accelerating its timeline for future tightening.
Gains in rupee was also due to narrowed trade deficit data for February.
The rupee opened at 65.39 a dollar and touched a high of 65.24, a level last seen on 30 October 2015. At 9.15am, the home currency was trading at 65.25, up 0.65% from its previous close of 65.82.
Among Asian currencies, South Korean won was up 0.1%, Taiwan dollar 0.47%, China renminbi 0.29%, Malaysian ringgit 0.24%, Philippines peso 0.22% and Indonesian rupiah 0.22%. However, China offshore was down 0.36%, Singapore dollar 0.26% and Thai baht 0.09%.
The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 100.61, down 0.13% from its Monday’s close of 100.74.
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Gains in rupee was also due to narrowed trade deficit data for February.
The rupee opened at 65.39 a dollar and touched a high of 65.24, a level last seen on 30 October 2015. At 9.15am, the home currency was trading at 65.25, up 0.65% from its previous close of 65.82.
Among Asian currencies, South Korean won was up 0.1%, Taiwan dollar 0.47%, China renminbi 0.29%, Malaysian ringgit 0.24%, Philippines peso 0.22% and Indonesian rupiah 0.22%. However, China offshore was down 0.36%, Singapore dollar 0.26% and Thai baht 0.09%.
The dollar index, which measures the US currency’s strength against major currencies, was trading at 100.61, down 0.13% from its Monday’s close of 100.74.
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