ICICI Direct, The US dollar index retreated to 104 level after climbing as high as 104.40 on Monday, amid weaker set of economic numbers.
ICICI Direct, The pound wiped its gains on Friday amid strong dollar. The pair lost more than 0.50% on Friday and moved below the 1.2450 mark after testing one week high at 1.2544•
ICICI Direct, The US dollar index fell more than 0.50% on Thursday as weaker set of economic numbers and hawkish comments form Fed officials reinforced the expectation that Fed will take a pause in its rate hike regime.
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ICICI Direct, The US dollar index paused in its rally and steadied near 104.20 as a US debt ceiling deal lifted risk appetite in the world markets and dented the safe haven appeal of the dollar.
ICICI Direct, The Euro fell to its two month lows on Thursday amid a strong dollar and weaker economic numbers from eurozone.
ICICI Direct, The Euro fell towards the 1.075 mark and slid more that 0.10% on Wednesday amid a strong dollar and weaker global risk sentiments.
The dollar index, which tracks the U.S. currency against six major peers, hit 103.91, its highest since March 20. The index last rose 0.299% at 103.83.
ICICI Direct, The pound remained in a tight range on Monday after its sharp rebound on Friday.
The euro gained 0.04% to $1.0810, having hit a more than seven-week low of $1.0760 on Friday.
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ICICI Direct, The US dollar gained 0.24% on Wednesday on optimism about a deal to extend the debt ceiling and avert US default.
Against a basket of peers, including the euro, yen and sterling, the dollar index rose 0.25% to 102.86, after earlier touching its highest since early April.
The dollar index was last slightly up on the day at 102.43. Against the yen, the greenback was also modestly higher at 136.155 yen.
In emerging markets, the Turkish lira sank to a near record low as weekend elections looked headed for a runoff, while the Thai baht rallied after a more decisive election result.
ICICI Direct, The Euro pared all its earlier gains and fell more than 0.50% on Friday amid a strong dollar.
ICICI Direct, The Euro fell more than 0.50% on Thursday amid a strong dollar.
ICICI Direct, The US dollar index fell by 0.20% on Wednesday as the US CPI dropped below the expected 5% mark for the first time since June 2021.
Following the data, the euro rose 0.24% to $1.0987 while sterling was up 0.14% to $1.2640.
ICICI Direct, The US dollar index gained by 0.27% on Tuesday as traders saw no immediate breakthroughs on US debt ceiling talks.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 81.84 against the dollar and slipped below the 82 levels to close at 82.05 (provisional), down 27 paise from its previous close.
The dollar index, which measures the currency against six rivals, was down 0.1% in late morning trading at 101.21, a better showing than the one-year low of 100.78 reached last month.
During the day, the rupee touched a high of 81.70 and a low of 81.82 against the American currency.
The US dollar rose on Friday after data showed inflation grew in March, though at a slower pace, keeping the Federal Reserve still firmly on track to raise interest rates at next week's monetary policy meeting.
ICICI Direct, The Euro fell by 0.10% yesterday amid a rise in the US dollar. Meanwhile, sharp downside was restricted as the consumer confidence indicator in the Euro Area improved to -17.5 in April 2023, the highest since February 2022 and in line with preliminary estimates.