Rupee likely to appreciate further towards Rs 63/USD in next 6 months: Experts
The Indian currency, in morning trade which advanced as much as 11 paise against the dollar to breach the 65 level at 64.93 - a fresh 17-month high, could well touch levels of around 63/USD in the next 6 months, suggest experts.
The rupee opened after a day’s holiday as forex and money markets were closed on Tuesday for ‘Gudi Padwa’. It has risen as much as 4.4 percent against the US Dollar so far in the year 2017, supported by a gush of liquidity from foreign investors as well as stable political scenario.
“Since January nearly USD 5.3 billion has entered the equity market which has also been reflected in the movement in the stock indices. FPI flows into debt segment have also been positive in March and it remains to be seen if this is sustained over the next few months,” CARE Ratings said in a report.
The appreciation of rupee could continue in the short term, but in the long-term, experts feel that the rupee will weaken against the USD.
Technically, the USD-INR pair has given a breakdown of its “Symmetrical Triangle” pattern at 66.60 levels on a daily chart. Moreover, prices have been trading below its 50 DSMA which gives the sign of bearishness in the prices.
We have collated views from various experts on rupee appreciation and where do they see rupee trending in the next 6 months:
Nikhil Kamath, Co-Founder & Head of Trading, Zerodha
The RBI intervention seems to be decreasing as forex markets and turnover are increasing quickly. We see this trend continuing and might see the Rupee appreciate up to the 63 levels, this works favorably for foreign investors who are buying up Indian debt on the back of higher returns caused by a currency move in Rupees favor.
We see the long-term average stabilizing between the
63-66 level.
Jayant Manglik, President, Retail Distribution, Religare Securities Ltd.
While the 65 level was broken on Wednesday after a long time, there is considerable resistance at this level. We expect the rupee to get steadily weaker against the US dollar in the first six months of the next FY, perhaps ending at
66.50 by Diwali 2017.
Once the current exuberance is over, inflation and monsoons will continue to be factors to watch as also the dollar index. Our export competitiveness is also at stake and will force RBI to intervene. Either way, this will be a volatile year for the rupee.
Mazhar Mohammad, Chief Strategist – Technical Research & Trading Advisory, Chartviewindia.in
It appears that major bottom is in place for Indian Rupee around Rs 69/USD and recently the way it has breached the critical resistance present at 66 is clearly suggesting that it has a long way to go.
Initially, we are expecting a target of 63.70 and probably, in near future, for quite a long time it should stuck up in a range of
66 – 63.70 kind of levels and clearly it looks that downsides are capped around 66.
Choice Broking:
The USD-INR pair has given a breakdown of its “Symmetrical Triangle” pattern at 66.60 levels on a daily chart. A momentum indicator RSI has remained below 45 levels, which suggest further negative momentum can be seen in the prices.
In addition, momentum indicator MACD has shown negative crossover and moving below its signal line on a daily chart. For trading perspective, one can sell USD-INR in the range of 65.20 with a stop loss of
65.40/USD for the target of 64.80/USD levels.
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