THE RUPEE: further gains

06 Aug, 2017

The rupee improved further against the dollar on the money market on Saturday in the process of trading, dealers said. The rupee showed further gains versus the dollar, picking up 10 paisas for buying and selling at Rs 106.60 and Rs 106.80 respectively, they said. The rupee also went up sharply in relation to the euro, gaining Rs 1.10 for buying and selling at Rs 125.00 and Rs 128.00 respectively.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major rivals, jumped about 1 percent to a one-week high of 93.774 after the Labour Department said non-farm payrolls increased by 209,000 jobs last month and Cohn's comments. It was last up 0.7 percent at 93.529.
Cohn told Bloomberg TV on Friday that the 35 percent US corporate tax rate should be more in line with the 24 percent average rate among other countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.



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Open Bid Rs.106.60
Open Offer Rs.106.80
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According to currency dealers, the US dollar continued to move both ways amid divergent trend in the currency market.
At the close, it ended at Rs 106.50 and Rs 107.30 on buying and selling side, respectively, as compared to the overnight trend of Rs 106.80 and Rs 107.15 respectively, they added.
The local currency, however, remained strong for the second consecutive day against the pound sterling. The pound's buying and selling rates further slid from Friday's closing rates of Rs 139.00 and Rs 140.00 to Rs 138.50 and Rs 139.40 respectively, they said.
The dollar opened at Rs 107.10 (buying) and Rs 107.20 (selling) against last rate of Rs 107 (buying) and Rs 107.10 (selling). It closed at Rs 107.10 (buying) and Rs 107.20 (selling).

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