Rupee Seen Opening Lower Around 68.14/$

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Rupee Seen Opening Lower Around 68.14/$ — The Indian rupee could come under pressure as global investors turn risk averse amid continued worries about an escalating exchange of trade and investment restrictions, triggered by the Trump administration. Asian stocks extended a decline which could see portfolio outflows from Indian markets and which in turn could weigh on the rupee, traders said.

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India May Give Freer Rein to Rupee After Making U.S. FX List

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – India May Give Freer Rein to Rupee After Making U.S. FX List – India increased its purchases of foreign currency last year and has a “significant” trade surplus with the U.S., the Treasury noted in its semi-annual report on foreign-exchange practices released in Washington on Friday. The rupee has been the second-worst performing Asian currency this year, dropping 2.4 percent against the dollar, after strengthening 6.4 percent in 2017.              

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