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Rupee slips 29 paise to 70.32 vs USD in early trade
Mumbai, May 17, 2019 (BSS/PTI) The rupee declined by 29 paise to 70.32 against
the US dollar in opening trade Friday as crude oil prices firmed up and US-
China trade related concerns weighed on investor community.
Forex traders said, besides the US-China trade concerns, foreign fund
outflows also kept pressure on the Indian rupee.
The rupee opened weak at 70.22 at the interbank forex market and then fell
further to 70.32, down 29 paise over its last close.
The rupee had settled at 70.03 against the US dollar on Thursday.
However, a positive opening in domestic equities supported the local unit
and restricted the fall.
Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, rose 0.30 per cent to USD
72.84 per barrel.
Foreign institutional investors remained net sellers in the capital
markets, pulling out Rs 953.23 crore Thursday, as per provisional data.
Domestic bourses opened on a positive note Friday with benchmark indices
Sensex trading 192.61 points up at 37,586.09 and Nifty rising 51.25 points to
11,308.35.
Meanwhile, on the global front, China on Thursday warned of retaliation
against US President Donald Trump’s order that effectively barred Chinese
telecom giant Huawei from the US market, saying Beijing will take “necessary
measures” to safeguard rights and interest of its business firms.
The US and China are already locked in a trade battle that has seen
mounting tariffs, sparking fears the conflict will damage the global economy.
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