{"id":35610,"date":"2024-03-26T06:34:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T06:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aveholidays.com\/news\/indian-cenbank-likely-sold-dollars-near-83-35-to-cap-rupee-depreciation-traders-say\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T06:34:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T06:34:50","slug":"indian-cenbank-likely-sold-dollars-near-83-35-to-cap-rupee-depreciation-traders-say","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/aveholidays.com\/news\/indian-cenbank-likely-sold-dollars-near-83-35-to-cap-rupee-depreciation-traders-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian cenbank likely sold dollars near 83.35 to cap rupee depreciation, traders say"},"content":{"rendered":"
MUMBAI, March 26 (Reuters) – The Indian central bank likely sold U.S. dollars on Tuesday to limit depreciation in the local unit after it fell to a record low on Friday, five traders told Reuters.<\/p>\n
The rupee was at 83.3225 against the dollar as of 09:45 a.m. IST, up 0.1% compared with its close at 83.4250 on Friday. The rupee fell to its record low of 83.43 in the closing minutes of the session on Friday.<\/p>\n
Indian markets were shut on Monday for a local holiday.<\/p>\n
In light of the intervention, 83.35-83.40 should now serve as a “strong support zone” for the rupee, a foreign exchange trader at a private bank said.<\/p>\n
Most of the rupee’s Asian peers ticked up on Tuesday, with the offshore Chinese yuan up nearly 0.1% at 7.24.<\/p>\n
(Reporting by Jaspreet Kalra; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MUMBAI, March 26 (Reuters) – The Indian central bank likely sold U.S. dollars on Tuesday to limit depreciation in the local unit after it fell to a record low on Friday, five traders told Reuters. The rupee was at 83.3225 against the dollar as of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n