Rupee slumps 26 paise to close at 73.74 against U.S. dollar

The dollar index was trading 0.27% higher at 93.44.

September 20, 2021 04:11 pm | Updated 04:11 pm IST - Mumbai

In the previous session on Friday, the rupee had settled at 73.48 against the U.S. dollar. Representational Image.

In the previous session on Friday, the rupee had settled at 73.48 against the U.S. dollar. Representational Image.

The Indian rupee fell by 26 paise to close at 73.74 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Monday, tracking a strong American currency in the overseas market and muted trend in domestic equities.

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 73.82 and finally settled for the day at 73.74 a dollar, down 26 paise over its previous close.

In the previous session on Friday, the rupee had settled at 73.48 against the U.S. dollar.

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.27% higher at 93.44.

"The Indian rupee started the week on back foot as markets are in a risk-averse mood, triggered by the worries over the Chinese property developer Evergrande’s debt crisis," said Dilip Parmar, research analyst, HDFC Securities.

"Volatility buyers are active in the Forex markets as this week will witness fourteen central banks, apart from crucial FOMC, rate decisions and elections in Canada and Germany,"Mr. Parmar said.

“The INR/USD pair is expected to find resistance around 74 while hold support at 73.40,” he noted.

Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, fell 1.79% to $73.99 per barrel.

On the domestic equity market front, the BSE Sensex ended 524.96 points or 0.89% lower at 58,490.93, while the broader NSE Nifty declined 188.25 points or 1.07% to 17,396.90.

Foreign institutional investors were net buyers in the capital market on Friday as they purchased shares worth ₹1,552.59 crore, as per exchange data.

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