Rupee pegged back by dollar, US yields; RBI expected to intervene again
By Nimesh Vora
MUMBAI, Oct 28 (Reuters) -The Indian rupee is expected to open largely unchanged on Monday, buoyed by expectations of the country's central bank yet again stepping in to negate the impact of a stronger dollar and a rise U.S. Treasury yields.
The 1-month non-deliverable forward indicated that the rupee INR=IN will open nearly flat from 84.08 in the previous session, hovering near a record low of 84.0825.
The rupee "barely moved, opening flat and then doing absolutely nothing" for the whole of last week, and "I do not see any reason why anything will be different (this week)", a forex trader at a bank said.
"Its just bewildering that the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) is determined to holding on to this level. While I can understand they do not want volatility, this is overdoing it."
The rupee all through last week was held in just a 3 paisa range amid the RBI's persistent intervention in the face of equity outflows and an upbeat dollar.
The dollar index =USD rose 0.8% last week, notching its fourth weekly advance, boosted by the resilient U.S. economy and prospects of Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidential elections. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield is at its highest since mid-July.
The dollar index rose more on Monday, largely on the back of the slump in the Japanese yen after the country's ruling coalition lost its parliamentary majority, which investors reckon would likely slow future interest rate hikes.
Meanwhile, in good news for the rupee, oil prices plunged after Israel's weekend strike on Iran bypassed oil or nuclear targets.
"Israel's attack on Iran on Saturday was limited to missile and air defence sites, and was more restrained than many expected," MUFG Bank said in a note.
KEY INDICATORS: ** One-month non-deliverable rupee INRNDFOR= forward at 84.18; onshore one-month forward premium at 10 paise
** Dollar index =USD up at 104.50
** Brent crude futures LCOc1 down 4.4% at $72.7 per barrel
** Ten-year U.S. note yield at 4.28%
** As per NSDL data, foreign investors sold a net $575.3mln worth of Indian shares on Oct. 24
** NSDL data shows foreign investors sold a net $30.4mln worth of Indian bonds on Oct. 24
Reporting by Nimesh Vora; Editing by Rashmi Aich
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