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The rupee depreciated 32 paise and settled at 74.42 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday tracking a strong American currency amid global risk aversion.
During the session, the domestic unit witnessed an intra-day high of 74.28 and a low of 74.45 against the greenback.
On Thursday, the rupee had declined by 23 paise to close at a two-month low of 74.10 against the US currency.
The forex market was closed on Friday on account of Id-E-Milad.
Uncertainty ahead of the US presidential election weighed on investor sentiment, traders said.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.23 per cent to 94.25.
Foreign institutional investors were net sellers in the capital market as they offloaded shares worth Rs 870.88 crore on a net basis on Friday, according to provisional exchange data.
Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, fell 3.08 per cent to $36.77 per barrel
The rupee depreciated 30 paise to 74.40 against the US dollar in opening trade on Monday, tracking muted domestic equities and a strong American currency amid global risk aversion.
The local unit opened at 74.40 at the interbank forex market, down 30 paise over its last close. On Thursday, the rupee had declined further by 23 paise to close at a two-month low of 74.10 against the US currency.
The forex market was closed on Friday on account of Id-E-Milad.
Losses in the domestic stock markets and uncertainty ahead of the US presidential election weighed on the investor sentiment, traders said.
“We may continue to see bids in USD/INR on account of the overall global risk aversion. 74.95 is an extremely crucial resistance. 73.65 is now likely to act as a support. We expect an intra-day range of 74.25-74.65,” said Abhishek Goenka, Founder and CEO, IFA Global.
Goenka further added that “we have the US presidential election on November 3rd (Tuesday), Reserve Bank of Australia rate decision on Tuesday, Bank of England on Thursday
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.13 per cent to 94.15.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex was trading 129.29 points lower at 39,484.78 and the broader NSE Nifty fell 40.45 points to 11,601.95.
Foreign institutional investors were net sellers in the capital market as they offloaded shares worth Rs 870.88 crore on a net basis on Friday, according to provisional exchange data.
Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, fell 3.22 per cent to $36.72 per barrel.
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