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RUPEE OPENED AT PAR 70.72/73


  • On Friday , Rupee opened with mild 2 pips gain at 70.72/73 Vs Thursday closed at 70.74/75 against greenback.

  • As the time of writing, after firm opening rupee slid up to 70.86/87 on dollar firm move overnight.

  • Easing tension between INDO - PAK keep rupee in favorable position but OIL price and Yields still matter of concerns.

INTRADAY RANGE - 71.25 ( 71.08 - 70.48 ) 70.25
  • On Thursday , Inter Bank market , the domestic unit opened slightly up at 71.26. It rose to an intraday high of 70.70, before finally closing at 70.74, showing a gain of 57 pips.

  • Rupee gained after two days of weakness against dollar on chances of de-escalation of tension with Pakistan.

  • Domestic stock markets also ended lower on Thursday after investors squared-off positions as February derivative contracts expired.

  • The strong response to the U.S. GDP data shows that the market is currently focused on fundamentals, rather than geopolitical factors.

  • The overnight wobbles in the U.S. currency came as the euro rallied on growing expectations that the European economy may have turned a corner.

  • But the dollar managed to claw back its losses after data showed U.S. gross domestic product increased at a 2.6 percent annualized rate in the fourth quarter, above economists' forecasts for a 2.3 percent gain.

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