Rupee depreciates to 80 against US dollar


Chennai, Jul 19 (IANS): As predicted earlier, the Indian rupee on Tuesday crossed Rs 80 for a US dollar. The fall in rupee's value is owing to multiple factors like Russia-Ukraine war, outflow of foreign institutional investors and others, said experts.

Experts also said though the rupee has depreciated against the dollar, it has appreciated against other currencies.

Global risk aversion has led to rupee depreciation against the dollar; however, the decline is pretty tolerable. Even though rupee touched the psychological mark of 80 per dollar, rupee has indeed appreciated against the majority of leading currencies like Euro, GBP and Yen, said Aishvarya Dadheech, Fund Manager, Ambit Asset Management.

Dadheech said, forex reserve remains at healthy levels and recent measures by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will help overcome dollar shortage.

Fundamentals of Indian rupee are intact and the recent correction (due to global risk off sentiment) is an overreaction.

"We believe INR (Indian Rupee) will remain range bound and foreign investors will see this as an opportunity, and will be tempted to lock in at these levels," Dadheech added.

"The major reasons for the weakening of Indian Rupee against the US Dollar are global factors that include Russia-Ukraine war, rising crude oil prices, tightening of global liquidity and significant FII outflows," Arun Kumar, Head of Research, FundsIndia.

 

 

  

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  • Hassan, Mangalore/Riyadh

    Tue, Jul 19 2022

    When Modi's candidature was announced, the dollar was 62.00. Today the dollar is 80.00, 18 more than before. Modi's Master Stroke ! Now there has to be worse condition, it may be 80-100 also. Great going of Vishwa Guru Modi !!!

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  • Dinesh, Dubai

    Tue, Jul 19 2022

    The great Economist of Nagpur gang Nalin Kateel has to be honoured now......!!!!! His prediction is coming true.

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 19 2022

    chaiwala is in da race 2 overtake or 2 equate indian ₹ 2 $'s rate 2 dr. manmohan singhji's age,. wah, wah.. bhaktoum taliyaam....

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  • Ganesh, Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 19 2022

    In 2006-07 Rupee appreciated sharply. one USD was equivalent to 38-40 Rs. in and around that time many Garment export companies closed in Bangalore. such was the effect that Karnataka's leading exporter Gokaldas exports closed almost all of their units. Garments exports employs lot of people especially women. It is only because we have a trade deficit we loose. there was a fight between China and US during Trumps rule for the reason that China deliberately weakened their currency against US dollar. when US increases their interest rates FII will sell their investments in India and invest in US bond market. this will cause the rupee to weaken mainly. for the first time Euro became equal to US dollar. almost all currency weakened against US Dollar. Unlike neighboring countries who do not have adequate foreign exchange reserves India is sitting pretty with around 600 billion forex reserves which can cushion the ill effects of the increase. See the situation in Pakistan for instance. it has a very low foreign exchange reserves and rupee has wakened by Rs. 4-5 yeaterday. this may lead to default on foreign currency Loans repayment and no money will be left to buy oil. So all is not bleak as portrayed.

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