Rupee crashes below 72 mark against dollar on currency rout

PTI, 

      28 August, 2019

The rupee settled down by 36 paise at 72.02 to the U.S. dollar, the lowest closing level since November 14, 2018, even as equities spurted more than 700 points at close on stimulus measures

The rupee on August 26 declined by 36 paise to close below the 72 level against the U.S. currency for the first time in nine months, hit by a ‘flash crash’ in global currencies due to uncertainty over the trade front.
The rupee settled down by 36 paise at 72.02 to the U.S. dollar, the lowest closing level since November 14, 2018, even as equities spurted more than 700 points at close on stimulus measures.
The local currency had retreated to a low of 72.25 in day trade following a flash crash in currencies such as Turkish lira, Chinese yuan, and Australian dollar against the U.S. dollar.The global currencies faced a meltdown in the overnight trade due to the escalation between the U.S. and China over the weekend.
The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.31% to 97.94 after the euro and the pound dropped.
However, reassuring comments by the world’s two largest economies on August 26 that they are willing to resolve issues through calm negotiations helped the currencies pare their losses.
The assurance also supported the crude oil prices with the benchmark Brent crude gaining 0.64% to $59.72 per barrel.
Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He said that his country was willing to resolve the trade dispute with the U.S. through “calm” negotiations.
U.S. President Donald Trump said that the U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators would “very shortly” resume talks in what he described as a breakthrough in the two economic superpowers’ trade war.
The comments triggered a rally in stock markets with the BSE Sensex surging by 792.96 points to 37,494.12, led by gains in banking stocks.
Foreign investors remained net sellers in the equity market offloading stocks worth ₹752.9 crore on a net basis on August 26.
The 10-year Indian government bond yield was down at 6.49%.

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