THE RUPEE: recovers lost ground

09 Aug, 2018

The rupee managed to recover overnight losses against the dollar on the money market on Wednesday in the process of trading, dealers said. The rupee did not move sharply in relation to the US currency for buying and selling at Rs 124.22 and Rs 124.23, they added.
In the third trade, the US dollar edged lower against a basket of currencies on Wednesday as its recent rally on global trade tensions showed signs of fading, while the offshore yuan steadied near a one-week high.
In a reminder of the growing trade disputes, the US Trade Representative's office said late on Tuesday that the United States would begin collecting 25 percent tariffs on another $16 billion of goods it imports from China later this month.
Since mid-April, the dollar index has risen more than 6 percent, supported by rising interest rates and fears over the impact of trade conflicts.
The dollar was trading against the India rupee at Rs 68.645, the greenback was at 4.073 in relation to the Malaysian ringgit and the US currency was available at 6.825 versus the Chinese yuan. Inter bank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Wednesday: 83.75-83.75 (Previous 83.75-83.75).



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Open Bid Rs.122.50
Open Offer Rs.123.50
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Bid Rate Rs.124.22
Offer Rate Rs.124.23
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According to currency dealers, the greenback resumed trading on its overnight closing of Rs 120.40 and Rs 122.10 as its buying and selling rates, respectively. At the close, it appreciated by 60 paisas for buying at Rs 121.00 whereas it firmly held its opening rate for selling at Rs 122.10, they added.
Moreover, the national currency remained upward trend for the second consecutive day versus the pound sterling. The pound's buying and selling rates further improved from Tuesday's closing of Rs 155.40 and Rs 156.90 to Rs 154.00 and Rs 155.50 respectively, they said.
The dollar opened at Rs 122 (buying) and Rs 122.10 (selling) against same last rate. It closed at Rs 122 (buying) and Rs 122.10 (selling).

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