Rupee on Aug 31: Here's how it fared against other currencies
The currency rate differs daily and is updated frequently due to change in economic performance, inflation, interest rate differentials, etc.
The Indian rupee against the dollar has ended at 73.00 today. The currency rate differs daily and is updated frequently due to change in economic performance, inflation, interest rate differentials, and capital flows. On Tuesday, the rupee surged to 73.00 (provisional) against the US dollar. This was pushed by the strong trend in the domestic equities and inflows in foreign funds.
The local unit opened strong at 73.26 against the greenback at the interbank forex market. In the day trade, it moved in a range of 72.99 to 73.29. It has registered a rise of 124 paise over four straight sessions.
Sensex advanced 663 points, or 1.16%, to a new closing high of 57,552. Likewise, Nifty 50, ended at record 17,132.20, up 201.15 points or 1.19%.
Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, fell 0.83% to $72.80 per barrel.
In the capital market on August 30, foreign institutional investors were net sellers. FPIs offloaded shares worth Rs 1,202.81 crore, as per exchange data.
Check the exchange rate of currencies against the Indian rupee
|
Currency |
Price (INR) |
|
USD- United States Dollar |
73.00 |
|
EURO- Euro |
86.3256 |
|
GBP- British Pound Sterling |
100.5332 |
|
JPY- Japanese Yen |
0.6643 |
|
CNY- Chinese Yuan |
11.298 |