Rupee spurts 47 paise to end at nearly 2-week high against dollar as oil prices ease

October 20, 2021 22:16

The rupee on Wednesday surged by 47 paise to close at a nearly two-week high of 74.88 against the US dollar on easing global crude oil prices and rising appetite for riskier assets.

Heavy losses in the domestic equity markets, however, put some pressure on the rupee, forex dealers said.

"Indian rupee gained the most among emerging market currencies, boosted by lower crude oil prices and dollar demand while market is expecting foreign fund inflows from scheduled QIPs and IPOs in coming weeks.

"A rally in Chinese yuan, which placed near four months high against dollar, also supported regional currencies," Dilip Parmar, Research Analyst, HDFC Securities, said.

Oil prices eased by 0.83 per cent to USD 84.37 per barrel after reports that the Chinese government was planning steps to rein in high coal prices and improve supplies.

High oil prices had stoked fears of inflationary pressures and high forex outflows from India which weighed on the rupee last week.

At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened strong at 75.10 over its previous close of 75.35 against the greenback. Later, the local unit surged to settle at 74.88, the highest level since October 7.

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